The development of adjacent instability would deteriorate the outcomes of spinal fusion and may lead to adjacent segment disease in the future. This is the reason why the patients in the PD group ...

IntroductionEvaluating the effects of indirect decompression obtained through lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) ... Castellvi AE, Nienke TW, Marulanda GA, Murtagh RD, Santoni BG. Indirect ...

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Surgical alternatives to treat lumbar spinal stenosis and instability include indirect (ALIF, OLIF, and LLIF) and direct (TLIF or posterior lumbar interbody fusion ...

In some cases, lumbar decompression surgery must be combined with lumbar fusion surgery. If too much of the bony structures that are pressing on the nerve needs to be removed, it can affect the ...

Decompression alone better than Instrumented Fusion in the treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Recent Study Written By : Dr. Krishna Shah | Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli ...

The study found the incremental costs and utility of decompression and fusion relative to only decompression were $12,778 and 0.00529 aggregated quality adjusted life years. Corresponding incremental ...

Spinal decompression surgery is performed to relieve symptoms related to compression of the spinal cord or its roots, ... Some patients require a spinal fusion may stay overnight and return home one ...

Spinal fusion: This procedure involves permanently connecting two or more vertebrae together with a bone graft. Are there any alternatives to nonsurgical and surgical spinal decompression? Yes.

WebMD explains both surgical and nonsurgical spinal decompression. Learn what’s involved and find out if it could ease your back pain.