Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Devin K. Binder; Meic H. Schmidt; Philip R. Weinstein

doi:10.1055/s-2002-36539

Seminars in Neurology, Table of Contents

Semin Neurol 2002; 22(2): 157-166
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36539

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Devin K. Binder¹ , Meic H. Schmidt² , Philip R. Weinstein¹

¹Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
²Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Lumbar spinal stenosis refers to a diversity of conditions that decrease the total area of the spinal canal, lateral recesses, or neural foramina. Lumbar stenosis is a common disorder that may be present in isolation, with or without associated disk bulge or herniation, or can be associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis or scoliosis. Symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by neurogenic claudication and/or lumbar or sacral radiculopathy. Sixty percent to 85% of properly selected patients have a satisfactory symptomatic improvement with surgical treatment.

KEYWORDS

Lumbar stenosis - neurogenic claudication - spinal canal - spondylosis - radiculopathy

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