Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) affects more than 200 000 adults in the United States,
resulting in substantial pain and disability. It is the most common reason for spinal surgery in …

The purpose of this review is to present current information from the literature regarding the
pathoanatomy, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, treatment, and outcome …

Background: Primary care management decisions for patients with symptomatic lumbar
spinal stenosis (LSS) are challenging, and nonsurgical guidance is limited by lack of …

Over the last ten years, the median age of the United States population has increased by 1.4
years, with more than two million additional people who are sixty-five years old or more91 …

Objective. The aim of this study was to obtain an expert consensus on which history factors
are most important in the clinical diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Summary of …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The accurate determination of a patient's functional status is
necessary for therapeutic decision-making and to critically appraise treatment efficacy …

Abstract Between 1990 and 1993, 54 consecutive patients were treated with
decompression, fusion and instrumentation surgery for complex lumbar spinal stenosis. The …

Study Design. Retrospective case-referent study. Objective. To assess whether the new
sedimentation sign discriminates between nonspecific low back pain (LBP) and symptomatic …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Ambulation limitation is the hallmark of impairment in lumbar
spinal stenosis (LSS). Capacity and performance have been defined as two distinct aspects …

Abstract Between 1991 and 1992, 103 consecutive patients (average age, 65 years)
underwent decompressive surgery for treatment of typical lumbar spinal stenosis. Clinical …