239. Prospective analysis of functional outcome of single stage surgical treatment for symptomatic tandem spinal stenosis

Tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) is a rare presentation leading to combined clinical features of upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron lesion which includes intermittent neurogenic claudication with or without neurological deficit, progressive gait imbalance and gait disturbances. Such presentation was usually treated with staged surgery in past and few studies have reported single stage surgical intervention.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research