Lumbar spinal canal stenosis diagnosis and treatment

[Diagnosis and treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis].

Lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) was first described in 1954 by Verbiest, followed by the currently accepted international classification of LSCS in 1976 by Arnoldi. Briefly, LSCS is a nervous system syndrome that is characterized by neural symptoms in the lower extremities due to tightened cauda equina and spinal nerve root involvement. LSCS international classification consists of: (1) deg...

Operative treatment for degenerative lumbar spinal canal stenosis.

The authors have made a retrospective study of a cohort of patients who underwent surgery for spinal stenosis. A total of 85 patients were surgically treated for spinal stenosis between 1993 and 1997, and 79 patients were available for re-evaluation. The average time of follow-up was 79 months. Twenty patients with monosegmental stenosis underwent fenestration and undercutting, 16 patients had ...

Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Diagnosis and Management

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) is one of the most common spinal pathologies in the United States. LSS is a degenerative spine disorder that affects primarily people over the age of 50 and is one of the most common sine diagnoses requiring surgical intervention in this age group. This article aims to summarize the presentation, examination, work up, and management of the patient with LSS as well a...

Diagnosis and management of lumbar spinal stenosis.

Frequency of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis

Abstract Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a systemic disease affecting different tissues. Hyperglycemia due to DM can lead to degenerative changes in spinal tissue. Also low data have examined the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in lumbar spinal canal stenosis individuals. Therefore the purpose of this study was determining the frequency of DM in lumbar spinal canal stenosis patients. ...