Analysis of risk factors for postoperative progressive segment degeneration at the decompression and non-decompression segments after minimally invasive lumbar decompression surgery: A 5-year follow-up study

Objectives: The risk factors for the development of progressive segment degeneration (PSD) after decompression surgery remain unknown. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for PSD in patients who undergo decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis with and without coexisting spondylolisthesis [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]