179. Predictors of clinical outcome following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a study of postoperative pain and disability trajectories

On average, patients experience important reductions in pain and disability following surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, variability in the postoperative course of symptoms suggests many patients do not fit the average symptom trajectory.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research