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Spinal instability was assessed immediately postoperatively and again after discectomy to model long-term degeneration.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Methods.<\/jats:italic> Sixteen motion segments obtained from five human cadaveric lumbar specimens were studied in vitro by conducting nondestructive flexibility tests. Specimens were tested intact, after FSL or CTL, and again after discectomy. Nonconstraining torques (\u2264 5 Nm) were applied to induce flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending; strings and pulleys were used while vertebral angles were measured. Anteroposterior translation in response to shear loading (\u2264 100 N) was also measured. Angular motion, shear motion, and sagittal-plane axes of rotation were compared to evaluate stability.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">Compared with the intact condition, CTL-treated specimens had significantly larger increases in angular motion during flexion, lateral bending, and axial rotation than their FSL-treated counterparts (p &lt; 0.05, nonpaired Student t-tests). Subsequent discectomy caused greater increases in motion in the CTL group. Axes of rotation shifted less from their normal positions after FSL than after CTL.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Conclusions.<\/jats:italic> This study provides objective evidence that the treatment of lumbar stenosis with FSL induces less biomechanical instability and alters kinematics less than FSL. 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