Journal of Spine

Department of Neurological Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Publications

• Review   
  Assessment of Functional Outcome and Complications in the Surgical Decompression of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review
  Author(s): Vamsi Reddy*, Luca H. Debs and Samuel D. Macomson
  
  Background: Surgical intervention may become necessary for chronic pain secondary to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS). It can be effectively achieved by using Conventional Decompression Surgery (CDS) or Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS). This study aimed to compare the functional outcome and complications associated with these two techniques. Methods: Online database sources (PMC and Cochrane Library) were utilized to identify 1,050 publications, which were narrowed down to 18 studies included in this systematic review. The mean postoperative improvement in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Visual Analog Scale/ Numeric Pain Rating Scale (VAS/NPRS) scores was statistically evaluated by using SPSS-23 and compared for the two techniques through independent t-test. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results:.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jsp.2020.9.462

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