Research challenges fusion for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis

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A study found that adding spinal fusion to decompression was not associated with different outcomes at 12 months for adults with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and persistent symptomatic back or leg pain. The research was published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

For adults with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and symptomatic back or leg pain lasting at least three months, the addition of fusion to decompression is not associated with differential effects at 12 months, according to a study published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine.