Minimally invasive decompression versus open laminectomy for central stenosis of the lumbar spine: pragmatic comparative effectiveness study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the equivalence for clinical effectiveness between microdecompression and laminectomy in patients with central lumbar spinal stenosis.

Design

Multicentre observational study.

Setting

Prospective data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery.

Participants

885 patients with central stenosis of the lumbar spine who underwent surgery at 34 Norwegian orthopaedic or neurosurgical departments. Patients were treated from October 2006 to December 2011.

Interventions

Laminectomy and microdecompression.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was change in Oswestry disability index score one year after surgery. Secondary endpoints were quality of life (EuroQol EQ-5D), perioperative complications, and duration of surgical procedures a

SUBMITTER: Nerland US 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4381635 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature