World Neurosurg
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Spinous process splitting decompression (SPSD) is a minimally invasive surgical technique. We evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes of SPSD compared with conventional laminectomy for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. ⋯ Patients who underwent SPSD for lumbar spinal decompression had comparable functional recovery rates correlated with clinical and radiological improvement to patients who underwent conventional laminectomy.