Nature

A cost-utility analysis between decompression only and fusion surgery for elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and sagittal imbalance

We retrospectively reviewed a prospectively collected database to identify elderly patients who underwent 1–2 levels lumbar decompression surgery (D-group) or fusion surgery (F-group) for LSS with sagittal imbalance from 2014 to 2018. The included ...
Hindustan Times

What exactly is orbital decompression surgery? Expert reveals benefits for thyroid eye disease

What exactly is orbital decompression surgery? In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Debraj Shome, Senior Cosmetic Surgeon and Director at The Esthetic Clinics, shared, “The surgical process known as orbital decompression entails the meticulous removal ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

The efficacy of fusion surgery in addition to decompression surgery in patients who have lumbar spinal stenosis, with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis, has not been substantiated in controlled trials. We randomly assigned 247 patients between 50 ...
Nature

The effect of orbital decompression surgery on refraction and intraocular pressure in patients with thyroid orbitopathy

To investigate the effect of orbital decompression surgery in thyroid orbitopathy (TO) on both refractive status and intraocular pressure (IOP). A prospective, multicentre, consecutive audit of patients undergoing thyroid decompression surgery. Indications ...