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ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2026

Laminectomy alone

Mikail Chatzivasiliadis, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Dimitrios Koulalis, Lazaros Kostretzis, Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis, Constantinos Chaniotakis, Krikor Gkoumousian, Stylianos Kapetanakis

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Review in World journal of orthopedics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mikail ChatzivasiliadisDepartment of Spine and Deformities, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki 57001, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece.
Panagiotis KonstantinouDepartment of Orthopaedic II, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital of Thessaloniki "G. Gennimatas", Thessaloniki 54635, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece. pkonsb@auth.gr.
Dimitrios KoulalisDepartment of Orthopaedic I, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Attikí, Greece.
Lazaros KostretzisDepartment of Orthopaedics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece.
Nikolaos GkantsinikoudisDepartment of Spine and Deformities, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki 57001, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece.
Constantinos ChaniotakisDepartment of Spine and Deformities, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki 57001, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece.
Krikor GkoumousianDepartment of Spine and Deformities, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki 57001, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece.
Stylianos KapetanakisDepartment of Spine and Deformities, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki 57001, Kentrikí Makedonía, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common degenerative spinal disorder in older adults and a leading indication for surgery. Decompression

Indexed as

Degenerative spondylolisthesisFusionGuideline recommendationsLaminectomyLumbar spinal stenosisPosterior fusionSpinal instability

Identifiers

PMID41695740
PMCPMC12898318

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