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Revista de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABC

2001, Number 1

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An Med Asoc Med Hosp ABC 2001; 46 (1)

Retrospective evaluation of the degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis at the ABC Hospital

León PM, Sandoval SV, Flores HD, Camacho GJ

Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 6-12
PDF size: 60.24 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is the most frequent indication for spine surgery in the elderly, yet little is known about factors that predict the outcome of surgery. Our study shows a retrospective study performed on 19 patients with a mean age of 59.5 years (range 40-82 years) 10 women and 9 men, with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis with a follow-up of two years (from January 1998 until January 2000) after surgery in The American British Cowdray Medical Center. It consisted of decompressive surgery with or without arthrodesis validated by the Clinical SOFCOT Index and The Jones-Thompson radiographical measures. Claudication and radiculopathy are the most powerful predictors prior to surgery with a succesful rate of 76.5% of the patients. In our study the most frequent affected level was L5-S1 in 37.5% with no significant difference between age and outcome but with direct relationship with the number of affected levels.


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