The effectiveness of percutaneous endoscopic decompression compared with open decompression and fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis: protocol for a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

Abstract Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is one of the most frequent indications for spine surgery. Open decompression and fusion surgery was the most common treatment and used to be regarded as the golden standard treatment for LSS. In recent years, percutaneous endoscopic decompression sur...

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Main Authors: Shuheng Zhai, Wenkui Zhao, Bin Zhu, Xin Huang, Chen Liang, Bao Hai, Lixiang Ding, Hongwei Zhu, Xianhai Wang, Feng Wei, Hongling Chu, Xiaoguang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05440-4