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However, the impact of preoperative FS on postoperative outcomes following minimally invasive decompression is not well-established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative FS on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and revision surgery rates following single-level minimally invasive lumbar decompression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients who underwent primary single-level minimally invasive decompression for degenerative lumbar conditions between February 2017 and September 2022 at a single institution were included. Preoperative FS severity was graded from 0 (none) to 3 (severe) on MRI, and patients were stratified into FS+ (any FS \u2265 grade 1) and FS\u2212 (no FS) groups. Patients in the FS+ and FS\u2212 groups were matched 1:1 based on demographic characteristics and preoperative radiographic parameters and compared for all outcome measures. Outcomes included PROMs (Oswestry Disability Index [ODI], visual analog scale [VAS] for back and leg pain, and SF-12 Physical Component Score [PCS]) at short-term and long-term follow-up time points and revision surgery rates. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted for predictors of nonachievement of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 320 patients included in the analysis, FS was present in 234 (73.1%, mean age 68.52 years). After matching, the FS+ group (n = 71) and FS\u2212 group (n = 71) were compared. Both groups demonstrated significant postoperative improvement in PROMs; however, patients with FS had worse ODI (p = 0.001), VAS-back (p = 0.003), and SF-12 PCS (p = 0.004) outcomes at long-term follow-up. In addition, the FS+ group had higher revision surgery rates at the index level (p = 0.003) and greater likelihood of requiring fusion (p = 0.005). An FS grade of 2 or 3 independently predicted failure to achieve the MCID for ODI, VAS Back, SF-12 PCS and the PASS for ODI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Radiographic FS, even when deemed asymptomatic, was associated with worse long-term functional outcomes and higher revision rates following minimally invasive decompression. These findings underscore the need for careful preoperative assessment and surgical planning, particularly for patients with moderate-to-severe FS, to optimize long-term outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2026.4.spine26284","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]],"date-time":"2026-09-02T00:00:48Z","timestamp":1788307248000},"page":"729-737","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Implications of asymptomatic radiographic foraminal stenosis: outcomes after single-level minimally invasive decompression"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"45","author":[{"given":"Tejas","family":"Subramanian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephane","family":"Owusu-Sarpong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Atahan","family":"Durbas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomoyuki","family":"Asada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Austin C.","family":"Kaidi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mihir","family":"Dekhne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregory S.","family":"Kazarian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takashi","family":"Hirase","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eric","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"},{"name":"Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junho","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Evan","family":"Sheha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyle","family":"Morse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"},{"name":"Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francis C.","family":"Lovecchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"James E.","family":"Dowdell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sheeraz A.","family":"Qureshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"},{"name":"Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sravisht","family":"Iyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York;"},{"name":"Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"b1","series-title":"Spine (Phila Pa 1976)","first-page":"389","article-title":"Spine update. 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