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Mini-Open vs. Open Pedicle Screw Placement for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
August 2025
Mini-Open vs. Open Pedicle Screw Placement for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Percutaneous pedicle screw placement with a mini-open decompression versus open surgery in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis: one-year results of a randomised controlled trial.
Eur Spine J . 2025 Jun;34(6):2407-2415.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
One hundred sixty-nine patients with symptomatic degenerative or spondylolytic lumbar spondylolisthesis were randomized to receive either percutaneous pedicle screw placement with mini-open midline decompression (n=81) or conventional open decompression with instrumented fusion (n=88). The primary outcome was low back pain at 2 weeks, measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes i...
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