RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lumbar canal stenosis: Start with nonsurgical therapy
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 909
OP 917
VO 69
IS 11
A1 Mazanec, Daniel J.
A1 Podichetty, Vinod K.
A1 Hsia, Augusto
YR 2002
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/11/909.abstract
AB Although surgery is widely viewed as the definitive therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis, no randomized trials have compared surgical vs medical treatment. One study found that 60% of surgically treated patients improved, compared with 30% of those treated nonsurgically. We believe an initial nonsurgical approach is advisable for most patients.