Comparison between Dynamic Stabilization and Instrumented Fusion in the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis with Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis

Figure 2

A 49-year-old woman had vertebral canal stenosis at L2–5 and left lateral recess stenosis at L4-5 with DLS (a–d). She underwent fenestration decompression at L3-4, TLIF at L4-5, and instrumentation at L2–5 using the Dynesys system. Postoperative radiographs showed scoliosis correction (e, f), the radiographs obtained 42 months after the operation showed motion preservation and no progression of scoliosis (g–j).