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The association between ID and clinical outcome is uncertain. Former studies found only minor differences in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). We aimed to examine the association of ID with treatment failure after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Between 2007 and 2017, 11,873 LSS patients reported to the national Norwegian spine registry (NORspine), and 8,919 (75.1%) completed the 12-month follow-up. We used multivariate logistic regression to study the association between ID and failure after surgery, defined as no effect or any degrees of worsening; we also compared mean ODI between those who suffered a perioperative ID and those who did not.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The mean (95% CI) age was 66.6 (66.4\u201366.9) years, and 52% were females. The mean (95% CI) preoperative ODI score (95% CI) was 39.8 (39.4\u201340.1); all patients were operated on with decompression, and 1125 (12.6%) had an additional fusion procedure. The prevalence of ID was 4.9% (439\/8919), and the prevalence of failure was 20.6% (1829\/8919). Unadjusted odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) for failure for ID was 1.51 (1.22\u20131.88); <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, adjusted OR (95% CI) was 1.44 (1.11\u20131.86); <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002. Mean postoperative ODI 12\u00a0months after surgery was 27.9 for ID vs. 23.6 for no ID.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We demonstrated a significant association between ID and increased odds for patient-reported failure 12\u00a0months after surgery. 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