Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a prevalent and disabling cause of low back and leg pain in older persons, affecting an estimated 103 million persons worldwide. Most are treated nonoperatively. Approximately 600 000 surgical procedures are performed in the US each year for lumbar spinal stenosis. The prev...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 327; no. 17; p. 1688
Main Authors:	Katz, Jeffrey N, Zimmerman, Zoe E, Mass, Hanna, Makhni, Melvin C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 03.05.2022
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Back Pain - etiology Back Pain - therapy Decompression, Surgical - methods Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Low Back Pain - etiology Low Back Pain - therapy Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery Spinal Fusion Spinal Stenosis - complications Spinal Stenosis - diagnosis Spinal Stenosis - therapy Spondylolisthesis - complications Spondylolisthesis - surgery Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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