Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Author(s) -
James N. Weinstein,
Jon D. Lurie,
Tor D. Tosteson,
Brett Hanscom,
An.A. Tosteson,
Emily Blood,
Nancy J. O. Birkmeyer,
Alan S. Hilibrand,
Harry N. Herkowitz,
Frank P. Cammisa,
Todd J. Albert,
Sanford E. Emery,
Lawrence G. Lenke,
William A. Abdu,
Michael Longley,
Thomas J. Errico,
Serena S. Hu
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa070302
Subject(s) - medicine , spondylolisthesis , cohort , randomized controlled trial , observational study , lumbar spinal stenosis , surgery , oswestry disability index , spinal stenosis , laminectomy , physical therapy , cohort study , confidence interval , lumbar , low back pain , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry , spinal cord
Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is controversial. Surgery is widely used, but its effectiveness in comparison with that of nonsurgical treatment has not been demonstrated in controlled trials.
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