BACKGROUND To describe and assess clinical outcomes of the semi-circumferential decompression technique for microsurgical en-bloc total ligamentum flavectomy with preservation of the facet joint to treat the patients who have a lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and radiologic outcomes of 19 patients who have a spinal s...

PURPOSE To analyze the relationship of strength, muscular balance, and atrophy with pain and function in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis. STUDY DESIGN Transversal, descriptive, and observational. PATIENTS AND METHODS Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study. Twenty six patients ages 50 years and older, with degenerative spondylolisthesis at L4-L5. Measure...

STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. OBJECTIVE To identify whether there is an advantage to instrumented or noninstrumented spinal fusion over decompression alone for patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The operative management of degenerative spondylolisthesis includes spinal decompression with or without instrumented or noninstrumented spinal fusion....

Abstract Background Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) has been a common disease that makes increasing patients to suffer from different degrees of low back pain and radicular symptoms. The Spinal Deformity Study Group (SDSG) the Clinical Radiographic Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (CARDS) systems are commonly used classify disease, help make more detailed treatment plan. objective this...

OBJECTIVE Mini-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (Mini-TLIF) and other minimally invasive approaches introduced for the purpose of treating lumbar degenerative disc disease and instability are achieving high success and safety rates as the conventional approaches. Moreover, it has less soft tissue damage, minimal blood loss, and less hospital stay. METHODS A prospective study was conduct...