Minimally invasive lumbar decompression versus open decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: a propensity score–matched analysis
For patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis, those who underwent open decompression were more likely to achieve pain improvement and less likely to require reoperation compared with those who underwent the mild procedure.
Authors
- Selby G. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0293-4272)
- W. Richard Marsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1301-4009)
- William E. Krauss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4732-8754)
- Tim J. Lamer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-3702)
- Zach Pennington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-860X)
- Tiffany Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-160X)
- Sarah E. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8452-3751)
- Karim Rizwan Nathani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4134-7011)
- Kerry Willis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-1307)
- Brett A. Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3408-0163)
- Jonathan M. Hagedorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1039-8166)
- Stephen P. Graepel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5364-7929)
- Mohamad Bydon
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.6.spine25331
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00