Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Rossano Kepler Alvim Fiorelli, Mauricio G Pereira, Ivo Abraham, Heber Humberto Alfaro Pachicano, John C Elfar, Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Stefan Landgraeber, Joachim Oertel, Stefan Hellinger, Álvaro Dowling, Paulo Sérgio Teixeira De Carvalho, Max R F Ramos, Helton Defino, João Paulo Bergamaschi, Nicola Montemurro, Christopher Yeung, Marcelo Brito, Douglas P Beall, Gerd Ivanic, Zhang Xifeng, Zhen-Zhou Li, Jin-Sung L Kim, Jorge F Ramirez, Morgan P Lorio
BACKGROUND: With the growing prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis, endoscopic surgery, which incorporates techniques such as transforaminal, interlaminar, and unilateral biportal (UBE) endoscopy, is increasingly considered. However, the patient selection criteria are debated among spine surgeons. OBJECTIVE: This study used a polytomous Rasch analysis to evaluate the factors influencing surgeon decision-making in selecting patients for endoscopic surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis...
April 27, 2024: International Journal of Spine Surgery