The effect of various options for decompression of degenerated lumbar spine motion segments on the range of motion: a biomechanical in vitro study.
Sara LenerWerner SchmölzAnto AbramovicPatrick KlugerClaudius ThoméSebastian HartmannPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
Unilateral and/or bilateral decompressive surgery resulted in a statistically insignificant ROM increase, whereas complete laminectomy showed statistically significant ROM increase. If this ROM increase also has an impact on the clinical outcome and how to identify segments at risk for secondary lumbar instability should be evaluated in further studies.