A new ligament-tethering technique may spare spine patients from fusion surgery

This trial tests whether a novel surgical technique called vertebropexy—which uses a donor ligament to stabilize the spine—can match or outperform standard decompression or fusion surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal disease. The study enrolls adults needing single- or two-level lumbar surgery for spinal stenosis with or without degenerative listhesis. Researchers will compare pain, disability, and the need for additional surgery over time.