A cost-utility analysis between decompression only and fusion surgery for elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and sagittal imbalance

Abstract Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and sagittal imbalance are relatively common in elderly patients. Although the goals of surgery include both functional and radiological improvements, the criteria of correction may be too strict for elderly patients. If the main symptom of patients is not forwa...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Young Il Won, Chi Heon Kim, Hee-Pyoung Park, Sun Gun Chung, Woon Tak Yuh, Shin Won Kwon, Seung Heon Yang, Chang-Hyun Lee, Yunhee Choi, Sung Bae Park, John M. Rhee, Kyoung-Tae Kim, Chun Kee Chung
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24784-4