Open AccessComparison of postoperative clinical outcome after repairing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis between diabetic and nondiabetic patients
Author(s) -
Tahmineh Afsharian,
Shirzad Azhari,
Babak Mostafazadeh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.175623
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar spinal stenosis , oswestry disability index , diabetes mellitus , surgery , body mass index , confounding , lumbar , spinal stenosis , stenosis , prospective cohort study , low back pain , alternative medicine , pathology , endocrinology
Poorer postoperative outcome is suggested after repairing surgery in diabetic patients with lumbar spinal stenosis in comparison with nondiabetic patients. The present study aimed to compare the clinical outcome of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and diabetic and nondiabetic patients to highlight the effect of diabetes on prognosis of this surgical procedure.