Dr Oitment's Spine Research LaboratoryScarborough Health Network · University of Toronto
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Sensory / Motor RecoveryIn progress

Sensory Outcomes After Lumbar Decompression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Key finding

After lumbar spine surgery, about 4 in 10 patients still have leg numbness at final follow-up (ranging from 22% to 75% across studies), and numbness recovers far more slowly and less completely than pain — a gap that has been under-recognized in spine surgery outcomes.

Patients should be counselled that numbness often persists after otherwise successful lumbar surgery, which may explain dissatisfaction despite good pain relief.

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