Effects of “fixation-fusion” sequence of lumbar surgery on surgical outcomes for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background New-onset neurological symptoms such as numbness and pain in lower extremities might appear immediately after conventional lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) surgery performed in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Methods and analysis This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label,...

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Main Authors: Weicheng Pan, Jialin Jiang, Weihang Zhang, Zijian Mei, Kaiqiang Sun, Bing Zheng, Yake Meng, Yushu Bai, Zhimin He, Jiangang Shi, Yongfei Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-07052-y