Fusion versus decompression alone for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis: a target trial emulation with index trial benchmarking
Decompression alone should be considered the primary option for patients with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis.
Authors
- Jakob M. Burgstaller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7976-6997)
- Cesar A. Hincapié (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-8122)
- Mazda Farshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7190-1127)
- İlker Uçkay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5552-0973)
- Miquel Serra‐Burriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-1224)
- Ines Unterfrauner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0116-574X)
- Javier Muñoz Laguna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-5540)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-024-08495-0
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- Universität Zürich