Open AccessFunctional outcome of surgical management of degenerative lumbar canal stenosis
Author(s) -
R. Nath,
Sanjay Middha,
Gupta Ak,
Rohit Nath
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.96380
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , outcome (game theory) , surgery , orthopedic surgery , mathematical economics , mathematics
The long term outcomes of decompressive surgery on relief of pain and disability in degenerative lumbar canal stenosis are unclear. The aim of our study was to evaluate the outcome of surgical management of secondary degenerative lumbar canal stenosis and to analyze the effect on outcome variables using Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score.