Instrumentation of Low Grade Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, is TotalLaminectomy Inevitable?

Instrumentation of Low Grade Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, is Total Laminectomy Inevitable? To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis myerding grade I and II who underwent Posterior lumbar Intervertebral Fusion (PLIF) without total laminectomy.

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