Clinical Outcomes of Decompression Versus Decompression With Instrumented Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Secondary to Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: <i>A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis</i>.

Saudi Med J · 2026 · PMC13360582 · PMID 42445744

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The results of this analysis showed a significant trend favoring decompression alone over decompression with fusion for VAS back pain (MD = –7.48, 95% CI: –14.23 to –0.73, p = 0.03).

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Clinical Outcomes of Decompression Versus Decompression With Instrumented Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Secondary to Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: &lt;i&gt;A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis&lt;/i&gt;.

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Clinical Outcomes of Decompression Versus Decompression With Instrumented Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Secondary to Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: <i>A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis</i>.