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Review
. 2019 Jul;30(3):333-340.
doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2019.02.007. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Michael Karsy  1 , Erica F Bisson  2
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Review

Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Michael Karsy et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Degenerative spine disease with low back pain affects ∼80% of the U.S. population, and spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis affect ∼20% of the population. Nonoperative and operative interventions have both been studied extensively to better our understanding of how these strategies enable us to improve outcomes in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. This review aims to compare nonoperative and operative strategies and describe the use of incremental cost-effectiveness ratios to assess treatment options in this patient population.

Keywords: Degenerative spine disease; Spine fusion; Spine instability; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylosis.

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