Postoperative evaluation of quality of life in lumbar spinal stenosis patients following instrumented posterior decompression | Zendy

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Postoperative evaluation of quality of life in lumbar spinal stenosis patients following instrumented posterior decompression

Author(s) -

Bilal Aykaç

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2011.2387

Subject(s) - medicine , decompression , orthopedic surgery , surgery , laminectomy , lumbar spinal stenosis , spinal stenosis , lumbar , stenosis , spinal canal , spinal disease , deformity , spinal canal stenosis , spinal cord , radiology , psychiatry

Spinal stenosis is a clinical condition in which bone and soft tissues compress the spinal canal, neuronal foramina and nerve roots. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical treatment on patient satisfaction. Our sample included 64 patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis on whom posterior decompression and instrumentation was applied.

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