Introduction: Lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) is increasingly common, and causes back and leg pain that impairs quality of life. Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is effective for patients with neural ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lumbar facet arthroplasty was associated with superior outcomes vs. spinal fusion for stenosis and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of decompression with fusion increased, while use of decompression alone decreased from 2016 to 2019.

LOS ANGELES — New data offers fresh insight into whether to add fusion to decompression treatment for grade 1 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Five years after surgical treatment, several ...

Cardiovascular Disease Excess complications result in more hospitalizations, greater costs and higher mortality. HealthDay News — Cardiac complications are more frequent among patients undergoing ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

Researchers are learning more about the advantages of adding fusion to decompression surgery for patients with grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis. In a study with more than 600 participants, researchers ...

Introduction: The unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) technique has been widely adopted for treatment of lumbar disc herniation and lumbar spinal stenosis. Understanding its learning curve, as well ...