Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Decompression Alone Versus Fusion for Predominant Back Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although a few recent studies showed good outcomes in back pain-predominant patients following decompression alone, none of the studies had a comparative fusion group.

Purpose

We sought to compare outcomes of minimally invasive decompression alone versus fusion in patients with predominant back pain.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients who underwent minimally invasive decompression alone or fusion and had preoperative back pain > leg pain. Outcome measures were (1) patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), (2) minimal clinically important difference (MCID) achievement, (3) patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) achievement, and (4) global rating change (GRC). As a subgroup analysis, MCID, PASS, and GRC rates were also compared betwee

SUBMITTER: Shahi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572594 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature