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Survivorship of Decompression Alone Vs Decomp With Fusion in DLS and LCS

NCT05386381 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2022-05-23

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Summary

There has been a long-standing controversy on the operative treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis (DLS) with Lumbar Canal Stenosis (LCS), especially whether the addition of fusion to decompression is necessary. Many believe that decompression alone (D) by either using midline preserving fenestration techniques (fenestration by laminotomy and medial facetectomy) or with a spinous process osteotomy (SPO) is enough for treatment of patients with DLS while others believe that a fusion (D+F) should be added in all cases.

The study aims to determine if decompression alone performs better or worse in the long term than decompression with fusion in a large cohort of patients who have DLS with LCS. It also aims to determine if the decompression technique of midline-sparing fenestration or spinous process osteotomy make a difference to survival in cases of DLS with LCS.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Involving L4-L5

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • olakunle J Alonge, MBBS, FWACS · The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-06
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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