Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2022
Clinical and MRI findings in lumbar spinal stenosis: baseline data from the NORDSTEN study.
Trial report in 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, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02007083 (Comparison of Different Surgical Treatments for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Clinical and Radiological Results Using "Spinous Process Osteotomy", "Bilateral Laminotomy" and "Unilateral Laminotomy With Crossover"), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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Comparison of Different Surgical Treatments for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Clinical and Radiological Results Using "Spinous Process Osteotomy", "Bilateral Laminotomy" and "Unilateral Laminotomy With Crossover"
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dural Sac Cross-sectional area change from preoperatively and up to 2 years after decompressive surgery for central lumbar spinal stenosis: investigation of operated levels, data from the NORDSTEN study.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 · 2024Trial
- The association between preoperative MRI findings and clinical improvement in patients included in the NORDSTEN spinal stenosis trial.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 · 2022Trial
- Response to the letter to the editor: Efficacy of gabapentin and pregabalin for the treatment of neurogenic claudication in lumbar spinal stenosis: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Quantitative study and prognostic value of diffusion tensor imaging for lumbar spinal stenosis.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Lumbar spinal stenosis: current concept of management.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Unilateral Interlaminar Endoscopic Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Retrospective Study of 176 Cases With a 3-6 Year Follow-Up.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Functional recovery after lumbar spinal stenosis surgery: Postural balance and residual urine as objective markers.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Assessing the clinical relevance of MRI findings in adult achondroplasia patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.Brain & spine · 2025Article
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- Time Course of Asymptomatic Stenosis in Multiple Lumbar Spinal Stenosis-Five-Year Results of Selective Decompression of Symptomatic Levels.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- A new comprehensive MRI classification and grading system for lumbosacral central and lateral stenosis: clinical application and comparison with previous systems.La Radiologia medica · 2024Article
- How well can the clinician appraise the patient's perception of the severity and impact of their back problem?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 · 2024Article
- Physical capability and patient-reported well-being after spinal surgery: a 20-year cohort from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention study combined with the Finnish Care Register for Health Care.Acta orthopaedica · 2023Article
- The relationship between bone canal diameter and facet tropism in cases of lumbar spinal stenosis.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
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14 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe aim was to describe magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients planned for lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. Further, to describe possible associations between MRI findings and patient characteristics with patient reported disability or pain.
methodsThe NORDSTEN spinal stenosis trial included 437 patients planned for surgical decompression of LSS. The following MRI findings were evaluated before surgery: morphological (Schizas) and quantitative (cross-sectional area) grade of stenosis, disk degeneration (Pfirrmann), facet joint tropism and fatty infiltration of the multifidus muscle. Patients were dichotomized into a moderate or severe category for each radiological parameter classification. A multivariable linear regression analysis was performed to investigate the association between MRI findings and preoperative scores for Oswestry Disability Index, Zurich Claudication Questionnaire and Numeric rating scale for back and leg pain. The following patient characteristics were included in the analysis: gender, age, smoking and weight.
resultsThe percentage of patients with severe scores was as follows: Schizas (C + D) 71.3%, cross-sectional area (< 75 mm
conclusionIn this cross-sectional study, the majority of the patients had MRI findings classified as severe LSS changes, but the findings had no clinically relevant association with patient reported disability and pain at baseline. Patient characteristics have a larger impact on disability and pain than radiological findings.
trial registrationwww. CLINICALTRIALS: gov identifier: NCT02007083, registered December 2013.
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