Showing posts with label surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2016

Best Treatment for Critical Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

  Most patients who underwent spinal fusion after laminectomy decompression scored no better than those who underwent decompression procedures alone in scales that measured difficulty in walking, pain, and impact on quality of life.
NEJM 2016;374:1413-1422
NEJM 2016;374:1424-1434