Staged surgery for tandem cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis: Which should be treated first?
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Treatment approach in tandem (concurrent) cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis.
Spondylotic degeneration can manifest as tandem (concurrent) cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis. The primary manifestations include neurogenic claudication, gait disturbance and a mixture of findings of myelopathy and polyradiculopathy in both the upper and lower extremities. The purpose of this retrospective study was to report the existence and management of tandem (concurrent) cervical and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Spine Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0940-6719,1432-0932
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5795-6