Isolated decompression for degenerative spondylolisthesis is less costly than fusion even with high revision rates.

Austin C KaidiJerry Y DuTejas SubramanianTroy AmenTomoyuki AsadaSheeraz A QureshiSravisht Iyer

Published in: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society (2024)

Isolated decompression for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis is a less costly treatment choice even with rates of revision fusion as high as 43.8%. This was true even with an assumed revision rate of 0% after primary fusion. This study solely looks at cost data, however, and many patients may still benefit from primary fusion when appropriately indicated.

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