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Spinal stenosis is "narrowing of the spinal canal."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Spinal stenosis is a cause of [[lumbalgia|low back pain]]. | Spinal stenosis is "narrowing of the spinal canal."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref><ref name="pmid18287604">{{cite journal |author=Katz JN, Harris MB |title=Clinical practice. Lumbar spinal stenosis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=8 |pages=818–25 |year=2008 |month=February |pmid=18287604 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp0708097 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=18287604&promo=ONFLNS19 |issn=}}</ref> Spinal stenosis is a cause of [[lumbalgia|low back pain]]. | ||
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Spinal stenosis is "narrowing of the spinal canal."[1][2] 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.[3]
Surgery may improve outcome at two years in patients with spondylolisthesis according to the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized controlled trial.[4]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Spinal stenosis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Katz JN, Harris MB (February 2008). "Clinical practice. Lumbar spinal stenosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (8): 818–25. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcp0708097. PMID 18287604. Research Blogging.
- ↑ 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.