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Lumbosacral decompression with or without Wallis implant offers similar functional results
December 2014
Lumbosacral decompression with or without Wallis implant offers similar functional results
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A prospective randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of dynamic stabilisation of the lumbar spine with the Wallis ligament
Eur Spine J. 2014 Oct;23(10):2156-60.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
60 adult patients with confirmed symptomatic spinal stenosis were randomized to undergo primary lumbosacral decompression with or without a second generation Wallis implant. The purpose of this trial was to determine if there is a clinical benefit of Wallis ligament insertion on functional recovery. Although patients with Wallis implants demonstrated greater improvement in VAS back pain and Oswest...
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