OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the surgical procedure with posterior decompression without fusion of the lumbar spine is beneficial in prospective evaluations of pain and disability. METHODS: Sixteen patients were evaluated through questionnaires of disability and pain preoperatively and during the postoperative follow-up at one month, six months, and one year, carrying out surgical decompression surgery without pedicle instrumentation or arthrodesis. RESULTS: There were improvements in measurements of pain and disability during follow-up one year after surgery compared to baseline. CONCLUSION: The decompression without fusion in patients with lumbar canal stenosis proved to be effective in improving pain and disability in selected patients one year postoperatively.
Pain measurement; Spine; Spinal stenosis
