Preoperative MRI findings predict two-year postoperative clinical outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis.

To study the predictive value of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings for the two-year postoperative clinical outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).84 patients (mean age 63±11 years, male 43%) with symptoms severe enough to indicate LSS surgery were included in this prospective o...

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Main Authors: Pekka Kuittinen, Petri Sipola, Ville Leinonen, Tapani Saari, Sanna Sinikallio, Sakari Savolainen, Heikki Kröger, Veli Turunen, Olavi Airaksinen, Timo Aalto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167706?pdf=render