Background In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, it is
uncertain whether decompression surgery alone is noninferior to decompression with …

Importance The use of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain after lumbar spine surgery is
increasing, yet rigorous evidence of its efficacy is lacking. Objective To investigate the …

Background This systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to investigate
evidence for the comparison of lumbar dynamic stabilization device Coflex (Surgalign …

Background Clinically, there are substantive practice variations in surgical management of
degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. We aimed at evaluating whether decompression …

Background We aimed to synthesize the latest evidence on the efficacy and safety of
decompression alone compared to decompression with fusion in patients with lumbar …

Background context Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are at increased risk of infections
and suffer from poor bone quality due to their disseminated malignant bone disease …

Background More than 10% of the population has CLBP, defined as back pain lasting more
than 12 weeks. It is the sixth most costly condition in the US with an annual expenditure of …

Study Design. Markov model. Objective. To compare the cost-effectiveness of lumbar
decompression alone (DA) with lumbar decompression with fusion (DF) for the management …

Introduction Controversy exists regarding the optimal surgical treatment of degenerative
lumbar spondylolisthesis (DS). Not all DS patients are the same, and the degree to which …

BACKGROUND Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis is one of the most common
pathologies addressed by surgeons. Recently, data demonstrated improved outcomes with …