Introduction.
There is limited long term evidence to support instrumented fusion as an adjunct to decompression for foraminal stenosis in the presence of single level
Introduction. An important number of factors affecting the outcome of surgical treatment have been identified, and these factors can affect the patient's selection for lumbar surgery. Study Design. Retrospective study with data collected prospectively on patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar pathology (DLP). Purpose. Identification and evaluation of epidemiological factors that influence the quality of life improvement, disability and chronic pain. Outcome measures. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) to assess pain in lower back and extremities, Short Form-36v2 (SF-36), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI). Method. 263 patients were included in our study, with a mean age of 54.0 years (22–86 years). 131 patients were women (49.8%). Questionnaires were completed in the preoperative visit and 2 years after surgery. Epidemiological data collected were age, sex, educational level, employment status, diagnosis, treatment, and comorbidity measure by ASA. The most frequent diagnostics were