An analysis of decompression alone in stable degenerative scoliosis patients in affecting back pain and deformity

Degenerative Scoliosis is well known for producing both neurological and mechanical symptoms in addition to deformity sometimes instability. Decompression alone has been treatment of choice patients with mild neurogenic claudication or radiculopathy but without However, fusion preferred counter deformity, instability forces. We intended study these variables when treated decompression alone. evaluated 38 who fulfilled our criteria. Demographic like age, gender, duration type predominant symptom were noted. Clinical evaluation back pain, angle supine standing position was also performed before after surgery. Assessment done levels decompression. found no significant changes pain such patients. The did improve symptomatically neurologically. that can be non-mechanical parameters a patient degenerative stable lumbar scoliosis.