The non-fusion dynamic stabilization techniques maintain the motion of the lumbar vertebrae without fusion spinal segments, so it may have more advantages than fusion surgery. In this review, we discussed the main types, advance, indications and contraindications, advantages and disadvantages of the lumbar non-fusion surgical treatment for the eligible elderly patients. We believed that major non-fusion techniques had more advantages and less disadvantages in delaying the process of disc degeneration of the targeted segment, preserving the motion of segment, preventing degeneration of adjacent segments, alleviating clinical symptoms, and improving quality of life. There would be great prospect of the lumbar non-fusion surgery in the treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases.