1. Fusion surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis?
- Author
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Marios C. Papadopoulos and Fay E. A. Greenway
- Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases ,030222 orthopedics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fusion surgery ,business.industry ,Decompression ,Lumbar spinal stenosis ,medicine.disease ,Low back pain ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Editorial ,medicine ,Substance misuse ,Physical therapy ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Lumbar spine ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Depression (differential diagnoses) - Abstract
Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and a major source of other medical problems including depression and substance misuse. In 2011–2012, lumbar spinal stenosis was diagnosed in 22,759 people in the UK and over 15,000 operations were performed for decompression of the lumbar spine (UK Hospital Episodes Statistics).
- Published
- 2016