Decompression Alone Versus Interspinous/Interlaminar Device Placement for Degenerative Lumbar Pathologies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Mikula A, Elsamadicy A, Astudillo Potes M, Fogelson J, Grossbach A, Elder B. Decompression Alone Versus Interspinous/Interlaminar Device Placement for Degenerative Lumbar Pathologies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2024, 185: 417-434.e3. PMID: 38508384, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesDecompression-aloneDegenerative lumbar pathologyPain improvementInterlaminar deviceLumbar pathologySF-36 physical component scoreLeg pain improvementDisease-specific patient-reported outcomeBack pain improvementPhysical component scorePhysical function scoresTotal care costsEQ-5D scoresTotal treatment costsSymptom severity scoresReoperation ratePerioperative complicationsConventional surgerySF-36Care costsFollow-upComponent scoresSeverity scoreDevice placement