Becker’s Spine Review reports on the findings of an HSS study led by spine surgeon and senior investigator, Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA, which found two minimally invasive spine surgeries – lumbar decompression surgery and lumbar spinal fusion – achieve similar short term outcomes.

Dr. Qureshi and researchers found no statistical difference in the amount of time patients needed to return to work after the procedures, and patients were able to stop opioid use within a week after surgery.

This coverage originally appeared in Beckersspine.com. The original article is no longer available online.

Additional coverage: HealthDay News, Spinalnewsinternational.com, and Healio Orthopedics.