Source Reference: Ulrich NH, et al "Incidence of revision surgery after decompression with vs without fusion among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis" JAMA Netw Open 2022; DOI: 10. ...

Q. What causes cervical and lumbar stenosis? A. Spinal stenosis is a condition that generally occurs gradually over time as a result of age-related degenerative changes and “wear-and-tear” of the ...

Correspondence Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Published August 11, 2016 N Engl J Med 2016;375: 597 - 601 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1606502 ...

Among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis, decompression surgery plus fusion surgery did not result in better clinical outcomes at 2 years and 5 ...

In patients with spondylolisthesis and stenosis of the L4-L5 segment, the L5 nerve root usually is affected. In cases of severe stenosis, the L4 root also may be affected.

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common cause of radicular leg pain and neurogenic claudication in older adults. In this multicenter U.S. study, investigators compared surgical and nonsurgical care in ...

Dr. Kaixuan Liu with Atlantic Spine Center Explains How Foraminal Stenosis is Diagnosed and Offers Tips on Treatment PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Jun. 20, 2019, 09:00 AM ...

As we get older, activities of daily living are often robbed by spinal stenosis. Simple things such as working around the house, gardening, grocery shopping, or walking for exercise or recreation ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Use of oblique fast spin-echo T1 MRI sequencing improves consistency in the diagnosis of lumbar foraminal stenosis in patients with radiculopathy, according to a speaker here ...

The investigators found the stenosis grades were better in the oblique series, which had an improved intra-class correlation coefficient (ICCC) score of 0.80 (P < .001, CI 0.76-0.83).