Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

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Zoher Ghogawala · University of Illinois Chicago

James Dziura · Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

William E. Butler · Massachusetts General Hospital

Feng Dai · University of Illinois Chicago

Norma Terrin · Tufts University

Subu N. Magge · Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Jean-Valery Coumans

Abstract

Among patients with degenerative grade I spondylolisthesis, the addition of lumbar spinal fusion to laminectomy was associated with slightly greater but clinically meaningful improvement in overall physical health-related quality of life than laminectomy alone. (Funded by the Jean and David Wallace Foundation and others; SLIP ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00109213.).

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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 374, Issue 15, pp. 1424-1434

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1508788

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Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

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