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One cause is [[spondylolisthesis]]. | One cause is [[spondylolisthesis]]. | ||
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Surgery may improve outcome at two years in patients with spinal stenosis ''not from'' spondylolisthesis according to the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) [[randomized controlled trial]].<ref>Weinstein, J. N., Tosteson, T. D., Lurie, J. D., Tosteson, A. N., Blood, E., Hanscom, B., et al. (2008). [http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/8/794 Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis], N Engl J Med, 358(8), 794-810. | Surgery may improve outcome at two years in patients with spinal stenosis ''not from'' [[spondylolisthesis]] according to the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) [[randomized controlled trial]].<ref>Weinstein, J. N., Tosteson, T. D., Lurie, J. D., Tosteson, A. N., Blood, E., Hanscom, B., et al. (2008). [http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/8/794 Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis], N Engl J Med, 358(8), 794-810. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0707136. | ||
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Revision as of 17:58, 20 February 2008
Spinal stenosis is "narrowing of the spinal canal."[1] Spinal stenosis is a cause of low back pain.
Cause/etiology
One cause is spondylolisthesis.
Treatment
Surgery may improve outcome at two years in patients with spinal stenosis not from spondylolisthesis according to the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized controlled trial.[2]
Surgery may improve outcome at two years in patients with spondylolisthesis according to the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized controlled trial.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Spinal stenosis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Weinstein, J. N., Tosteson, T. D., Lurie, J. D., Tosteson, A. N., Blood, E., Hanscom, B., et al. (2008). Surgical versus nonsurgical therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis, N Engl J Med, 358(8), 794-810. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0707136.
- ↑ Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, et al (2007). "Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis". N. Engl. J. Med. 356 (22): 2257–70. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa070302. PMID 17538085. Research Blogging.