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Lumbar canal stenosis: Results in 40 patients surgically treated

Acta Neurochirurgica volume 94, pages 144–149 (1988)Cite this article

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Authors present the clinical and neuroradiological characteristics of 40 patients treated for lumbar canal stenosis during a 10 years experience. The usefulness of computed tomography in comparison with myelography and plain X-rays of the spine is stressed. The surgical treatment was wide laminectomy involving one or more levels (two to four) plus an eventual foraminotomy but without discectomy. All patients were followed up and in 85% of cases a reduction of clinical symptoms was observed. Residual symptoms were also present in some of the improved patients, they generally accepted them without great dismay.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Neurosurgical Section, University of Pavia. I.R.C.C.S.-Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

    G. Spanu, A. L. Messina, R. Assietti, G. Sangiovanni & R. Rodriguez Y Baena

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Spanu, G., Messina, A.L., Assietti, R. et al. Lumbar canal stenosis: Results in 40 patients surgically treated. Acta neurochir 94, 144–149 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01435868

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Keywords

  • Lumbar canal stenosis
  • clinical features
  • neuroradiological examination
  • surgical treatment