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| العنوان: |
Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Informed Patient Preferences Should Weigh Heavily. |
| المؤلفون: |
Katz, Jeffrey N.1 jnkatz@partners.org |
| المصدر: |
Annals of Internal Medicine. 4/7/2015, Vol. 162 Issue 7, p518-519. 2p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*SPINAL stenosis treatment, *SPINAL stenosis, *LUMBAR vertebrae surgery, *LAMINECTOMY, *PHYSICAL therapy, *PATIENTS |
| مستخلص: |
The article focuses on symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis that is commonly seen in older persons. Topics discussed include the observational Maine Lumbar Spine Study comparing the non surgical treatments such as physical therapy, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the surgically treated patients having pain relief than the non surgical patients, and studies related to the clinical benefits of laminectomy for lumbar stenosis recommending the physical therapy regimen to patients. |
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