Research Article: 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:
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.
Introduction:
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) may lead to severe pain in low back or leg and also neurogenic claudication [1]. In clinical practice, the lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) technique has been widely used in the treatment of LSS patients to restore the height of the intervertebral disc and foramen and also the sagittal volume of the lumbar spinal canal [2].
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