Lumbar spinal canal stenosis

BACKGROUND Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a debilitating condition associated with degeneration of the spine with aging… (More)

CONTEXT In recent decades, the fastest growth in lumbar surgery occurred in older patients with spinal stenosis. Trials indicate… (More)

STUDY DESIGN Randomized trial and concurrent observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE To compare 4 year outcomes of surgery to… (More)

STUDY DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of decompressive surgery as compared with… (More)

STUDY DESIGN A cohort of 100 patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis, characterized in a previous article, were given… (More)

STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort study of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis recruited from the practices of orthopedic… (More)

STUDY DESIGN A prospective, observational study. OBJECTIVES To identify outcome predictors of surgery for degenerative lumbar… (More)

STUDY DESIGN A prospective, randomized study of patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of… (More)

To investigate the pathogenesis of hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, 45 cases of lumbar canal stenosis were evaluated by… (More)

The lateral region of the lumbar spinal canal is subject to pathologic alterations which encroach upon the neural structures… (More)