ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2017
Treatment for Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Current Concepts and New Evidence.
Review in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Long term clinical outcomes of minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) for lumbar spondylolisthesis in a geriatric (>65 years) population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Association between spinopelvic alignment and the development of degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Pooled it
- Epidural Steroid Injections for Management of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Little Effect on Clinical Outcomes in Operatively and Nonoperatively Treated Patients.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2020Trial
- Comparative analysis of the clinical efficacy between AUSS-TLIF combined with tianJi ROBOT-assisted PPSF and conventional TLIF in the treatment of Single-Stage lumbar spondylolisthesis.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 · 2026Article
- Laminectomy aloneWorld journal of orthopedics · 2026Review
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- From mechanotransduction to manual therapy: advances in piezo/TRP channels and lumbar degeneration.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- MRI Radiomics based on paraspinal muscle for prediction postoperative outcomes in lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.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 · 2025Article
- National Trends in Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Stenosis Treated With Fusion Versus Decompression.Neurospine · 2024Article
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- Functionalization of Osteoplastic Material with Human Placental Growth Factor and Assessment of Biocompatibility of the Resulting Material In Vitro.Pharmaceutics · 2024Article
- Management of Low and High Grades Spondylolisthesis.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Outcomes of surgical intervention for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparative analysis of different surgical fixation techniques.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2023Article
- Efficacy of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of double-level lumbar spondylolisthesis with sagittal imbalance.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Narrative Review.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Review
- Analysis of lumbar lateral instability on upright left and right bending radiographs in symptomatic patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- CORR Insights®: What Are the Patient-reported Outcomes, Complications, and Radiographic Results of Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis in Patients Younger Than 50 Years?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020Article
- Selective versus multi-segmental decompression and fusion for multi-segment lumbar spinal stenosis with single-segment degenerative spondylolisthesis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- Management of symptomatic degenerative low-grade lumbar spondylolisthesis.EFORT open reviews · 2018Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewCurrent guidelines for the optimal treatment degenerative spondylolisthesis are weak and based on limited high-quality evidence. RECENT
findingsThere is some moderate evidence that decompression alone may be a feasible treatment with lower surgical morbidity and similar outcomes to fusion when performed in a select population with a low-grade slip. Similarly, addition of interbody fusion may be best suited to a subset of patients with high-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis, although this remains controversial. Minimally invasive techniques are increasingly being utilized for both decompression and fusion surgeries with more and more studies showing similar outcomes and lower postoperative morbidity for patients. This will likely be an area of continued intense research. Finally, the role of spondylolisthesis reduction will likely be determined as further investigation into optimal sagittal balance and spinopelvic parameters is conducted. Future identification of ideal thresholds for sagittal vertical axis and slip angle that will prevent progression and reoperation will play an important role in surgical treatment planning. Current evidence supports surgical treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis. While posterolateral spinal fusion remains the treatment of choice, the use of interbodies and decompressions without fusion may be efficacious in certain populations. However, additional high-quality evidence is needed, especially in newer areas of practice such as minimally invasive techniques and sagittal balance correction.
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