There are a number of surgical treatments for lumbar spondylolisthesis. This issue, two recognized experts discuss their respective opinions regarding instrumented reduction and fusion-a controversial and demanding procedure that has been gaining support and popularity in recent years. Dr. Edwards believe strongly that instrumented reduction is the treatment of choice for most patients with spondylolisthesis. Dr. Bradford perfroms instrumented reductions in very specific situations, and believes that the indications are limited and the risks are higher than for in situ fusion
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Edwards et al. (1994) studied this question.