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      Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

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          The comparative effectiveness of performing instrumented (rigid pedicle screws affixed to titanium alloy rods) lumbar spinal fusion in addition to decompressive laminectomy in patients with symptomatic lumbar grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is unknown.

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          A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

          The efficacy of fusion surgery in addition to decompression surgery in patients who have lumbar spinal stenosis, with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis, has not been substantiated in controlled trials.
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            Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis. A prospective study comparing decompression with decompression and intertransverse process arthrodesis.

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                Journal
                New England Journal of Medicine
                N Engl J Med
                Massachusetts Medical Society
                0028-4793
                1533-4406
                April 14 2016
                April 14 2016
                : 374
                : 15
                : 1424-1434
                Article
                10.1056/NEJMoa1508788
                27074067
                f2718ceb-8089-485e-8b8a-4776b7b834df
                © 2016
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