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Comparison of Lumbar Laminectomy Alone, Lumbar Laminectomy and Fusion, Stand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, and Stand-alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review of the Literature.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of lateral lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative diseases with or without auxiliary posterior fixation: a meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Towards a More Realistic Appraisal of Complications Following Staged Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Single Institution Series.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Biomechanical Comparison of Multilevel Stand-Alone Lumbar Lateral Interbody Fusion With Posterior Pedicle Screws: An In Vitro Study.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Laminectomy vs Fusion for Intradural Extramedullary Tumors.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- SDF-1 induces directional chemotaxis of BMSCs at the intervertebral fusion site and promotes osteogenic differentiation by regulating Wnt/β-catenin in the bone marrow chimera spinal intervertebral fusion mouse model.Turkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi · 2023Article
- EGF Contributes to Hypertrophy of Human Ligamentum Flavum via the TGF-β1/Smad3 Signaling Pathway.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Decompression Using Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Review.Pain and therapy · 2021Review
- Venous anatomy of the lumbar region applied to anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF): Proposal of a new classification.North American Spine Society journal · 2021Article
- Cadaveric biomechanical analysis of multilevel lateral lumbar interbody fusion with and without supplemental instrumentation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Wnt/Stem cells international · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal, which causes compression of the spinal cord and nerves. Spinal stenosis can cause leg pain and potentially back pain that can affect the quality of life. Ultimately, surgical decompression is required to alleviate the symptoms. In this review, we first utilize several important studies to compare lumbar laminectomy alone versus lumbar laminectomy and fusion. We also compare the effectiveness of more novel surgical approaches, stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). These techniques have their own advantages and disadvantages in which many factors must be taken into account before choosing a surgical approach. In addition, the patient's anatomy and pathology, lifestyle, and desires should be analyzed to help determine the ideal surgical strategy.
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