Spinal stenosis

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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 according to the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized controlled trial.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Spinal stenosis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ 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.
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