ISAKOS: Open in situ & endoscopic decompression for treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome

Similar clinical results with decompression vs. decompression plus fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis

Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov;98(46):e17849.

ISASS 2016: Microsurgical decompression with interlaminar stabilization in spinal stenosis

Decompression Versus Transposition for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

J Hand Surg Am. 2008 Oct;33(8):1314.e1-12.

Symptomatic improvement with plasma disc decompression in cervical disc herniation

Eur Spine J. 2010 Mar;19(3):477-86. Epub 2009 Nov 10

EFORT: Arthroscopic repair vs. decompression for rotator cuff tears in elderly patients

AAOS 2015: Bone marrow augmentation in core decompression beneficial in treatment of ONFH

AAHS 2015: Transverse incisions in ulnar nerve decompression lower pain, scar soreness

ISAKOS 2015: Age 70+ RC tear treatment shows better results with repair vs. decompression

Surgery vs conservative treatment or subacromial decompression for rotator cuff tears in the elderly

Bone Joint J. 2019 Sep;101-B(9):1100-1106.

Rotator Cuff Repair: no difference in outcomes with or without subacromial decompression

Arthroscopy. 2012 May;28(5):720-7. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

Interspinous process device not favorable over decompression for LSS at 2 years

Eur Spine J. 2015 Oct;24(10):2295-305

Decompression plus interlaminar stabilization in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis

J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Apr;28(4):406-415

No significant benefit in outcome with addition of fusion to decompression for lumbar stenosis

Pain Physician. 2018 Jan;21(1):1-8

Stability unaffected by nerve decompression in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy

Clin Rehabil. 2015 Oct;29(10):994-1001

No added benefit of fusion to decompression for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 14;374(15):1413-23

No significant short term effect of subacromial decompression in rotator cuff repair

Arthroscopy. 2007 Jan;23(1):81-8.

OTA 2019: Single decompression vs anterior transposition of ulnar nerve for distal humerus fracture

AAHS 2014: Simple open vs. endoscopic decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome

Benefit of BM-MSC addition in core decompression in treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Int J Surg. 2019 Jul 10;69:23-31