Comparative Effectiveness of Microdecompression and Laminectomy for Central Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Last updated on April 2022Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
- Estimated Enrollment
- 264
Inclusion Criteria
- Operation in ≤2 lumbar levels with either open decompressive laminectomy, bilateral microdecompression or unilateral microdecompression for bilateral decompression in the time period between October 2006 and December 2011
- Diagnosis of central lumbar spinal stenosis
- Included in the NORspine registry
- Operation in ≤2 lumbar levels with either open decompressive laminectomy, bilateral microdecompression or unilateral microdecompression for bilateral decompression in the time period between October 2006 and December 2011
- Diagnosis of central lumbar spinal stenosis
- Included in the NORspine registry
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous surgery in the lumbar spine
- Associated pathological entities such as disc herniation, spondylolisthesis or scoliosis.
- Discectomy as part of the decompression
- ...
- Previous surgery in the lumbar spine
- Associated pathological entities such as disc herniation, spondylolisthesis or scoliosis.
- Discectomy as part of the decompression
- History of lumbar fusion
Summary
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Stenosis
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: Cohort
- Time Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Inclusion Criteria
- Operation in ≤2 lumbar levels with either open decompressive laminectomy, bilateral microdecompression or unilateral microdecompression for bilateral decompression in the time period between October 2006 and December 2011
- Diagnosis of central lumbar spinal stenosis
- Included in the NORspine registry
- Operation in ≤2 lumbar levels with either open decompressive laminectomy, bilateral microdecompression or unilateral microdecompression for bilateral decompression in the time period between October 2006 and December 2011
- Diagnosis of central lumbar spinal stenosis
- Included in the NORspine registry
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous surgery in the lumbar spine
- Associated pathological entities such as disc herniation, spondylolisthesis or scoliosis.
- Discectomy as part of the decompression
- ...
- Previous surgery in the lumbar spine
- Associated pathological entities such as disc herniation, spondylolisthesis or scoliosis.
- Discectomy as part of the decompression
- History of lumbar fusion
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02006901
- Collaborators
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sasha Gulati, MD, PhD St. Olavs Hospital
- Sasha Gulati, MD, PhD St. Olavs Hospital
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