Clinical and psychological outcome after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective observational study with analysis of prognostic factors.

CONCLUSIONS: Surgery for spinal stenosis was effective to treat pain and disability. In this prospective study baseline global psychological distress, depression and anxiety were associated with poorer clinical outcome. PMID: 29246564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29246564?dopt=Abstract

Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska - December 8, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Dobran M, Nasi D, Gladi M, Marinelli M, Mancini F, Iacoangeli M, Scerrati M Tags: Neurol Neurochir Pol Source Type: research