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Current concepts and recent advances in understanding and managing lumbar spine stenosis.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Minimally invasive tubular decompression versus traditional open surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of pregabalin and gabapentin in spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Severity of structural lumbar spinal stenosis does not impact responsiveness to exercise-based rehabilitation.Physical therapy · 2026Article
- Medical Spine Sagittal MRI Dataset for Segmentation and Foraminal Stenosis detection.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Standalone interspinous process devices for lumbar spinal stenosis: a critical literature review.BMC surgery · 2026Review
- Clinical and Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Lumbar Spine Pathologies: A Retrospective Study.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Effect of sarcopenia and paraspinal muscle morphology on conservative treatment outcomes in lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Effect of Korean medicine treatment on surgery and opioid prescription among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A CT-based radiographic analysis of parameters of congenital lumbar neuroforaminal stenosis.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Association Between Radiological Stenosis Level and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Decompression only versus decompression plus fusion for spinal canal stenosis of adjacent segment during primary single-segment lumbar fusion surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Long-Term and Heavy Smoking as a Risk Factor for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Evidence from a Large-Scale, Nationwide Population-Based Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of intradiscal steroid injection for spinal stenosis: a retrospective cohort study in South Korea.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- No drugs, more sex? And Rock'n Roll: effective non-operative treatments and practical management strategies for older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Review
- Preoperative Health Status and Clinical Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life Improvement After Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Investigating the Effect of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) Surgery on Sexual Function in Male Patients over 50 Years.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Effectiveness of Parasagittal and Midline Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients with Lumbar Canal Stenosis Pain.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Changes in the Concentration Profile of Selected Micro- and Macro-Elements in the Yellow Ligament Obtained from Patients with Degenerative Stenosis of the Lumbo-Sacral Spine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review of Randomized and Prospective Trials.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
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Abstract
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 sac itself, and lead to debilitating symptoms such as severe leg pain, or restriction in the perimeter of ambulation, both resulting in dependency in daily activities. The impact of the disease is global and includes financial repercussions because of its involvement in the active work force group. Risk factors for the disease include some comorbidities such as obesity or smoking, daily habits such as an active lifestyle, but also genetic factors that are not completely elucidated yet. The diagnosis of lumbar stenosis can be difficult, and involves a combination of radiological and clinical findings. Treatment ranges from conservative measures with physical therapy and core strengthening, to steroid injections in the facet joints or epidural space, to a more radical solution with surgical decompression. The evidence available in the literature regarding the causes, diagnosis and treatment of lumbar spine stenosis can be confusing, as no level I recommendations can be provided yet based on current data. The aim of this manuscript is to provide a comprehensive and updated summary to the reader addressing the multiple aspects of this disease.
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