Summary of findings: unilateral laminotomy vs conventional laminectomy
Incidence of postoperative instability · patients with lumbar stenosis
Summary of findings: unilateral laminotomy showed no clear difference in incidence of postoperative instability compared with conventional laminectomy (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Effectiveness of posterior decompression techniques compared with conventional laminectomy for lumbar stenosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 0.28 [0.07, 1.15]3 studies · 166 participantsLow