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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR FUSION vs INTERSPINOUS SPACERS

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with lumbar stenosis

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR FUSION showed no clear difference in pain Long‐term (≥ 12 months) Pain scores converted to 0 to 100 scale… compared with INTERSPINOUS SPACERS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR FUSION vs INTERSPINOUS SPACERS

Disability Long‐term (≥ 12 months) Disability scores converted to 0 to 100 scale to allow for comparison of different disability scales (RMDQ, ODI, JOA) · patients with lumbar stenosis

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR FUSION may leads to higher disability Long‐term (≥ 12 months) Disability scores converted to 0… compared with INTERSPINOUS SPACERS (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR FUSION vs INTERSPINOUS SPACERS

Total operative and perioperative blood loss (mL) ( · patients with lumbar stenosis

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR FUSION probably leads to higher blood loss Amount of perioperative blood loss reported in mL compared with INTERSPINOUS SPACERS (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review