Li-Hui Yang, Wei Liu, Jian Li, Wen-Yi Zhu, Li-Kun An, Shuo Yuan, Han Ke, Lei Zang
BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to review relevant randomized controlled trials in order to determine the efficacy of decompression and lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. METHOD: Using appropriate keywords, we identified relevant studies in PubMed, the Cochrane library, and Embase. Key pertinent sources in the literature were also reviewed, and all articles published through July 2019 were considered for inclusion. For each study, we assessed odds ratios, mean difference, and 95% confidence interval to assess and synthesize outcomes...
July 2, 2020: Medicine (Baltimore)