Nicole Schneider, Charles Fisher, Andrew Glennie, Jennifer Urquhart, John Street, Marcel Dvorak, Scott Paquette, Raphaele Charest-Morin, Tamir Ailon, Neil Manson, Ken Thomas, Parham Rasoulinejad, Raja Rampersaud, Chris Bailey
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The indication to perform a fusion and decompression surgery as opposed to decompression alone for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) remains controversial. A variety of factors are considered when deciding on whether to fuse, including patient demographics, radiographic parameters, and symptom presentation. Likely surgeon preference has an important influence as well. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with the decision of a Canadian academic spine surgeon to perform a fusion for LDS...
May 2021: Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society