Comparison between microendoscopic laminectomy and open posterior decompression surgery for two-level lumbar spinal stenosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Excellent surgical outcomes of microendoscopic laminectomy (MEL) have been reported for patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). However, few reports have directly compared MEL with open laminectomy for multi-level LSCS. This study conducted a comparative analysis of pa...

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Main Authors: Hideki Nakamoto, Junya Miyahara, Hiroyuki Nakarai, So Kato, Yuki Taniguchi, Naohiro Kawamura, Akiro Higashikawa, Yujiro Takeshita, Masayoshi Fukushima, Takashi Ono, Nobuhiro Hara, Hiroki Iwai, Sakae Tanaka, Yasushi Oshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08090-w
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