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BMJ, 2021 ### What you need to know Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) affects about 11% of the population,1 and primarily affects older adults.1 Pain in legs and difficulty walking can limit function and participation in daily activities, which can have negative psychological effects.2 Diagnosis can be challenging because of the overlap of symptoms with other ...
Rikke Krüger Jensen +4 more
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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Pathophysiology and Treatment Principle: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2020 Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis may exhibit symptoms such as back pain, radiating pain, and neurogenic claudication. Although long-term outcome of treatments manifests similar results for both nonsurgical and surgical treatments, positive effects ...
Byung Ho Lee +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common reason for spine surgery in older adults, but the effects of prehabilitation on perioperative outcomes among these patients have not been investigated.
Andrée-Anne Marchand +5 more
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Quantitative radiologic criteria for the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic literature review [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2011 Background Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are described in the literature and which radilogical criteria are used
Gnannt Ralph +3 more
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MRI-based Surgical Planning for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 The most common reason for spinal surgery in elderly patients is lumbar spinal stenosis(LSS). For LSS, treatment decisions based on clinical and radiological information as well as personal experience of the surgeon shows large variance. Thus a standardized support system is of high value for a more objective and reproducible decision. In this work, we
Andrew J. Haig +12 more
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Diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis [PDF]
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1994 Lumbar spinal stenosis is a clinical-anatomic syndrome. Radiographic evidence of cauda equina compression is necessary but not sufficient to establish the diagnosis. Patients must have a clinical syndrome consisting of back and lower extremity discomfort exacerbated by lumbar extension or relieved by flexion, or evidence of lower extremity neurologic ...
Dalgas, Marianne +3 more
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Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2009 Lumbar spinal stenosis is widespread pathology. It is found at almost 8% of population. Modern classifications of lumbar spinal stenosis and it’s etiologic factors are given. Pathophysiological mechanisms of stenosis are caused by three groups
Yu. E. Pedachenko
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 Background One advantage of an endoscopic approach to treating lumbar spinal stenosis is preservation of spine stability and the adjacent anatomy, and there is a decrease in adjacent segment disc degeneration. The purpose of this study was to discuss the
Peigen Xie +12 more
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Comparison of Lumbar Laminectomy Alone, Lumbar Laminectomy and Fusion, Stand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion, and Stand-alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review of the Literature. [PDF]
Cureus, 2019 Lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal, which causes compression of the spinal cord and nerves. Spinal stenosis can cause leg pain and potentially back pain that can affect the quality of life.
Halalmeh, Dia R +4 more
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Imaging in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Pain Physician, 2004 Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common condition seen in patients presenting to physicians who specialize in pain management or perform spine surgery. The designation of "spinal stenosis" without other qualifiers is vague and as such holds little practical value.
Joseph D. Fortin
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