Comparative efficacy of UBE simple decompression versus UBE-PLIF in treating degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis secondary to spinal stenosis: A retrospective study.

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Muscle analysis revealed that UBE-PLIF showed a trend toward greater paravertebral muscle cross-sectional area decline at 12 months and a more significant increase in fat infiltration compared to UBE ( P < .05), suggesting more pronounced muscle degeneration.

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