The impact of operative level on patient-reported outcome measures following single-level posterior lumbar decompression for disc herniation

Objective: To compare the impact of upper versus lower lumbar decompression on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Materials and Methods: Patients undergoing L1–L2, L2–L3, L4–L5, or L5–S1 single-level elective decompression with 1-year PROMs were identified. Included PROMs were the Oswestry D...

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Published in:	Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Main Authors:	Jonathan Dalton, Robert J. Oris, Omar H. Tarawneh, Gregory R. Toci, Rajkishen Narayanan, Dominic Finan, Hannah Bash, Marco Goldberg, John J. Mangan, Barrett I. Woods, Mark F. Kurd, Ian David Kaye, Jose A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Subjects:	decompression disc herniation lumbar spine
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_66_25