The Role of Triangular Vertebral Canal Shape in Surgical Management of Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

CONCLUSION: Combined use of MRI and MRM can be recommended for symptomatic patients when planning surgery. Although pain severity decreased postoperatively in all patients, this decrease was more pronounced in patients with triangular VCS than in those with oval or circular VCS. During preoperative counseling of patients with LSS, the presence of triangular VCS should be considered. This may improve surgical outcome and patient satisfaction. PMID: 29131234 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Turkish Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Turk Neurosurg Source Type: research