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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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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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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
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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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Unveiling therapeutic targets for spinal stenosis from genetic insights: a Mendelian randomization analysis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSpinal stenosis is a commonly chronic spinal degenerative disease, which is a major cause of pain and dysfunction in the elderly. Mendelian randomization (MR) has been widely applied to repurpose licensed drugs and identify novel therapeutic targets ...
Zhaopeng Fan +3 more
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Neurosarcoidosis Masquerading as Spinal Stenosis. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)A 65-year-old woman was admitted to the neurology department with a suspected demyelinating disease due to complaints of progressive pain and weakness in both upper and lower limbs, as well as urinary incontinence. MRI of the spine revealed complex disc osteophyte with compression of the spinal cord in the cervical and lumbar spine at several vertebral
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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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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Review Update 2022
Asian Spine Journal, 2022 Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) may experience neuropathic symptoms, such as back pain, radiating pain, and neurogenic claudication. Although the long-term outcomes of both nonsurgical and surgical treatments are similar, surgery may provide ...
Ji-won Kwon +7 more
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Comparison of 3 Different Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
JAMA Network Open, 2022 This randomized clinical trial compares the effectiveness of 3 minimally invasive posterior decompression techniques for lumbar spinal stenosis at 16 public hospitals in Norway.
Erland Hermansen +16 more
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JAMA Network Open, 2022 This cohort study examines the association of decompression alone or decompression with fusion with incidence of revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.
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