Lumbar spinal stenosis: an update on the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

作者：Aimin Wu, Fei Zou, Yong Cao, Dongdong Xia, Wei He, Bin Zhu, Dong Chen, Wen-Fei Ni, Xiangyang Wang, Kenny Kwan · 发表于：AME Medical Journal · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.21037/amj.2017.04.13 · 被引用次数：64 · 研究领域：Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology、Medical Imaging and Analysis、Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Abstract: 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 back pain and corresponding imaging findings of narrowing of spaces around neural and vascular elements in the lumbar spine. The diagnosis depends on history, symptoms, physical examination, radiographies. Varieties of non-operative and operative options are available for LSS patients. In this article, an update on the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of LSS was reviewed.