Ahmad Nassr, Domagoj Coric, Zachariah W Pinter, Arjun S Sebastian, Brett A Freedman, Donald Whiting, Ali Chahlavi, Stephen Pirris, Nicolas Phan, Scott A Meyer, A David Tahernia, Faheem Sandhu, Harel Deutsch, Eric A Potts, Joseph Cheng, John H Chi, Michael Groff, Yoram Anekstein, Michael P Steinmetz, William C Welch
BACKGROUND: The comparative effectiveness of decompression plus lumbar facet arthroplasty versus decompression plus instrumented lumbar spinal fusion in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and grade-I degenerative spondylolisthesis is unknown. METHODS: In this randomized, controlled, Food and Drug Administration Investigational Device Exemption trial, we assigned patients who had single-level lumbar spinal stenosis and grade-I degenerative spondylolisthesis to undergo decompression plus lumbar facet arthroplasty (arthroplasty group) or decompression plus fusion (fusion group)...
May 7, 2024: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume