Open Access<p>Clinical Comparison of Full-Endoscopic and Microscopic Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression in the Treatment of Elderly Lumbar Spinal stenosis: A Retrospective Study with 12-Month Follow-Up</p>
Author(s) -
Yang Fei,
Rigao Chen,
Dangwei Gu,
Qingqing Ye,
Wei Liu,
Jianhua Qi,
Kai Xu,
Xiaohong Fan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s254275
Subject(s) - laminotomy , medicine , oswestry disability index , decompression , lumbar spinal stenosis , surgery , visual analogue scale , lumbar , spinal stenosis , retrospective cohort study , spinal disease , anesthesia , laminectomy , low back pain , spinal cord , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
Although lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the most common spinal disease in the elderly, there is still a confusion about the appropriate surgical treatment strategy. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of full-endoscopic and microscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (ULBD) for LSS in elderly patients.