Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis — Safeguard or Superfluous Surgical Implant?

Lumbar spinal stenosis is typically caused by degenerative facet-joint arthrosis and leads to compression of the nerves, resulting in walking disability and leg pain in the elderly. The use of surgical decompression alone to treat lumbar spinal stenosis declined slightly in the United States…

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