The Impact of Age on the Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

The Impact of Age on the Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression ( ) is an effective long-term therapy for patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) resulting primarily from hypertrophic ligamentum flavum (HLF). Most subjects in clinical studies of the procedure have been older adults (age≥65). While the incide...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2020-01, Vol.13, p.151-161
Hauptverfasser: Mekhail, Nagy A, Costandi, Shrif J, Armanyous, Sherif, Vallejo, Ricardo, Poree, Lawrence R, Brown, Lora L, Golovac, Stanley, Deer, Timothy R
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Sprache:eng
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Activities of daily living
Adults
Age groups
Back pain
Comparative analysis
Cost analysis
Hypothesis testing
ligamentum flavum
lss
Medical research
mild
neurogenic claudication
Older people
Original Research
Pain
Patients
Questionnaires
Spinal stenosis
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Minimally invasive lumbar decompression ( ) is an effective long-term therapy for patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) resulting primarily from hypertrophic ligamentum flavum (HLF). Most subjects in clinical studies of the procedure have been older adults (age≥65). While the incidence of LSS increases with age, a substantial number of adults (age
ISSN:1179-1470
1179-1470
DOI:10.2147/MDER.S251556