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

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-randomized-controlled-trial-of-fusion-surgery-for-lumbar-spinal-stenosis/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Peter Försth,Gylfi Ólafsson,Thomas Carlsson,Anders Frost,Fredrik Borgström,Peter Fritzell,Patrik Öhagen,Karl Michaëlsson,Bengt Sandén |
| Citations | 890 |
| DOI | 10.1056/nejmoa1513721 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1513721?articleTools=true |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2339565424 |
| PMID | 27074066 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2016 |

## Paper authors

- [Patrik Öhagen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/patrik-ohagen/)

## Paper journal

- [New England Journal of Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/new-england-journal-of-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)

## Paper topics

- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)
- [Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/scoliosis-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy](https://scholariq.org/topics/cervical-and-thoracic-myelopathy/)

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