Stable low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis does not adversely affect clinical outcome of full-endoscopic decompression in patients with spinal stenosis.

Brain Spine · 2026 · PMC13157084 · PMID 42111859

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a marginal trendp = 0.066so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

A marginal trend was observed for VAS leg scores in the LL subgroup (p = 0.066), but ODI remained unaffected, indicating core functional benefits are independent of baseline lordosis.

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a trend towards significancep = 0.066so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Regarding VAS leg , no significant differences were found across subgroups of Age (p = 0.469), BMI (p = 0.623), Slip percentage (p = 0.296), and Gender (p = 0.660), with a trend towards significance in the Lumbar Lordosis subgroup (p = 0.066).

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