spinal stenosis surgery

Spinal Stenosis Surgery Risks: What Patients Must Know

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Overall complication rates for lumbar spinal stenosis surgery range from about 10% to 17% in large studies, but that spread is driven less by the diagnosis than by who is being operated on and what is being done. A single number cannot answer any individual patient's question. A patient usually searches “spinal stenosis surgery risks” … Read more

Spinal Stenosis Surgery Options a Practical Patient Guide

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A lumbar MRI can look frightening. The report may describe “severe” narrowing, multiple levels, thickened ligaments, enlarged joints, or a slipped vertebra. Yet the person holding that report may be dealing with a very specific problem, such as leg pain after walking, numbness in one foot, or back pain that has little to do with … Read more