Pain and Functional Outcome After Microsurgical Decompression of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Very Short- and Long-Term Postoperative Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Study DesignMulticenter, prospective observational cohort study.Objectives109 patients with lumbar spine stenosis (LSS) undergoing minimally invasive decompression in 6 different centers (Germany, Italy, USA).MethodsThe demographic, surgical and clinical data was collected. Patients were examined preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, at 6 and 12 months after surgery with regard to pain (back and legs) and functional outcomes (ODI, SF-36, EQ5D).ResultsThe mean age of the cohort was 67 ± 11 years, with a BMI of 31.8 ± 6.6 kg/m². Most patients (93%) underwent single-level decompression, and postoperative adverse events occurred in 17% of cases. Significant initial reductions in back (6.0 ± 2.8 to 2.4 ± 2.1) and leg pain (6.4 ± 2.1 to 2.1 ± 2.5) were observed (P < 0.001). However

SUBMITTER: Graebsch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783404 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature