Study Design. An updated Cochrane review. Objective. To review current scientific evidence
on the effectiveness of surgical interventions for degenerative lumbar spondylosis. Summary …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To identify whether there is an advantage to
instrumented or noninstrumented spinal fusion over decompression alone for patients with …

Background Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is
controversial. Surgery is widely used, but its effectiveness in comparison with that of …

Background: The management of degenerative spondylolisthesis associated with spinal
stenosis remains controversial. Surgery is widely used and has recently been shown to be …

Study Design. Randomized trial with a concurrent observational cohort study. Objective. To
compare 8-year outcomes between surgery and nonoperative care and among different …

Background Surgical investigations and interventions account for large health care
utilisation and costs, but the scientific evidence for most procedures is still limited. Objectives …

Patients presenting with stenosis associated with a spondylolisthesis will often describe
signs and symptoms consistent with neurogenic claudication, radiculopathy, and/or low …

Study Design. A literature-based review. Objectives. To review management and
controversies and to present authors recommendations. Summary of Background Data …

Study Design. Critical analysis of the results reported in published literature. Objectives. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate whether various technical advancements have …

Establishing an appropriate treatment strategy for patients presenting with low-back pain, in
the absence of stenosis or spondylolisthesis, remains a controversial subject. Inherent to this …