Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) affects more than 200 000 adults in the United States,
resulting in substantial pain and disability. It is the most common reason for spinal surgery in …

Background context The evidence-based clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment
of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis by the North American Spine Society (NASS) …

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a degenerative process that is extremely frequent in today's aging
population. It can result in impingement on the nerves of the cauda equina or on the thecal …

Study Design. Systematic review of diagnostic studies. Objective. To update our previous
systematic review on the diagnostic accuracy of tests used to diagnose lumbar spinal …

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is caused by mechanical factors and/or biochemical
alterations within the intervertebral disk that lead to disk space collapse, facet joint …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to perform a systematic review of the
semiquantitative and qualitative radiologic criteria that are used for the diagnosis of lumbar …

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common spinal disorder in the older population, and the
clinical syndrome consisting of pain in the buttock or lower extremity, with or without low …

Purpose To define radiological criteria and parameters as a minimum standard in a
structured radiological report for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and to identify …

Background and purpose A considerable number of patients who undergo surgery for spinal
stenosis have residual symptoms and inferior function and health-related quality of life after …

The deceptively simple term, spinal stenosis, is actually a complex and multifaceted concept
that means different things to different people. The purely anatomic observation of central …