Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

N. Weinstein, James; D. Tosteson, Tor; D. Lurie, Jon; N.A. Tosteson, Anna; Blood, Emily; Hanscom, Brett; N. Herkowitz, Harry; P. Cammisa, Frank; J. Albert, Todd; D. Boden, Scott; S. Hilibrand, Alan; Goldberg, Harley; Berven, Sigurd; S. An, Howard

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0707136

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Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 20, 2008

Authors:

James N. Weinstein

Tor D. Tosteson

Jon D. Lurie

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Surgery for spinal stenosis is widely performed, but its effectiveness as compared with nonsurgical treatment has not been shown in controlled trials. METHODS: Surgical candidates with a history of at least 12 weeks of symptoms and spinal stenosis without spondylolisthesis (as confirmed ...

Subject

Medicine

Oswestry Disability Index

Lumbar spinal stenosis

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