ReviewAsian spine journal2014
Lumbar spinal stenosis: who should be fused? An updated review.
Review in Asian spine journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03105167 (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws vs. Traditional Pedicle Screws Fixation), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws vs. Traditional Pedicle Screws Fixation: a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- MIS lateral spine surgery: a systematic literature review of complications, outcomes, and economics.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2015Pooled it
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- Pedicle screw-rod fixation: a feasible treatment for dogs with severe degenerative lumbosacral stenosis.BMC veterinary research · 2015Trial
- Ultrasound-triggered release of vancomycin from a novel spinal device: Antibiotic release and efficacy in vivo.International journal of pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Decompression Alone Versus Fusion for Predominant Back Pain.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2025Article
- Impact of an In-Hospital postoperative imaging after uncomplicated elective posterior lumbar fixation: A case series.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Treatment Concept and Technical Considerations of Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
- Functionalization of Osteoplastic Material with Human Placental Growth Factor and Assessment of Biocompatibility of the Resulting Material In Vitro.Pharmaceutics · 2024Article
- Lumbar Epidural Hematoma as a Rare Complication From Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression.Cureus · 2023Article
- Trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force improves dynamic sagittal alignment in postoperative patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Correlation between Preoperative MRI Parameters and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Ultrasound-Triggered Release From Novel Spinal Device.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2023Article
- Biportal endoscopic extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using a 3D-printed porous titanium cage with large footprints: technical note and preliminary results.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Article
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- Improving effect of microendoscopic decompression surgery on low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and predictive factors of postoperative residual low back pain: a single-center retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- The Expanding Frontier of Outpatient Spine Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2021Article
- Percutaneous endoscopic unilateral laminotomy and bilateral decompression under 3D real-time image-guided navigation for spinal stenosis in degenerative lumbar kyphoscoliosis patients: an innovative preliminary study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Level-based analysis of screw loosening with cortical bone trajectory screws in patients with lumbar degenerative disease.Medicine · 2020Observational
- Clinical efficacy and radiographic K-rod stabilization for the treatment of multilevel degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is mostly caused by osteoarthritis (spondylosis). Clinically, the symptoms of patients with LSS can be categorized into two groups; regional (low back pain, stiffness, and so on) or radicular (spinal stenosis mainly presenting as neurogenic claudication). Both of these symptoms usually improve with appropriate conservative treatment, but in refractory cases, surgical intervention is occasionally indicated. In the patients who primarily complain of radiculopathy with an underlying biomechanically stable spine, a decompression surgery alone using a less invasive technique may be sufficient. Preoperatively, with the presence of indicators such as failed back surgery syndrome (revision surgery), degenerative instability, considerable essential deformity, symptomatic spondylolysis, refractory degenerative disc disease, and adjacent segment disease, lumbar fusion is probably recommended. Intraoperatively, in cases with extensive decompression associated with a wide disc space or insufficient bone stock, fusion is preferred. Instrumentation improves the fusion rate, but it is not necessarily associated with improved recovery rate and better functional outcome.
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