Six-month data from a randomized controlled study for the Medicare Coverage with Evidence Development program appear to show that a percutaneous decompression procedure is beneficial for people with neurogenic claudication due to lumbar stenosis (Pain Physician 2016;19:25-37). The minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) technique is used for percutaneous lumbar decompression with a dorsal approach.
The results of the MiDAS (MILD Decompression Alternative to Open Surgery) ENCORE