Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5712703 | The Spine Journal | 2017 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with CS and patients with DS respond well to decompression alone, without a supplemental fusion, despite differences in pain experience and presentation. The localization of pathology requiring decompression is similar. The patients with DS were more susceptible to require another operation resulting in a fusion, which confirms the theory that initial microinstability can progress in DS, but is likely not part of the disease process in CS. At just over 2 years after decompression, patients with CS may not need to be treated by a fusion in the setting of lower back pain; however, longer-term follow up is necessary to further assess these outcomes.
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Authors
Philip K. MD, Justin C. MD, Jonathan BS, Joshua A. MD, Bryce A. MD, Alem MD, Howard S. MD,