Time Course of Asymptomatic Stenosis in Multiple Lumbar Spinal Stenosis-Five-Year Results of Selective Decompression of Symptomatic Levels

Conclusion: Patients with asymptomatic L3-4 stenosis on preoperative MRI were not prone to develop new symptoms or need additional L3-4-level surgery within 5 years after surgery when compared to patients without preoperative L3-4 stenosis. These results indicate that prophylactic decompression for asymptomatic levels is unnecessary.PMID:38674282 | PMC:PMC11052377 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60040636

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - April 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Kazuyuki Watanabe Koji Otani Takuya Nikaido Kinshi Kato Hiroshi Kobayashi Shoji Yabuki Shin-Ichi Konno Yoshihiro Matsumoto Source Type: research