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Surgery may top non-surgical treatments for spinal stenosis

Source :
Healthy Years. May, 2008, Vol. 5 Issue 5, p2, 1 p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Patients who underwent surgery for spinal stenosis--a narrowing of the spinal canal that can squeeze the nerves and spinal cord--showed significantly better improvement in all major outcomes, such as physical [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
Spinal canal -- Stenosis
Spinal canal -- Care and treatment
Spinal canal -- Patient outcomes
Spine -- Surgery
Spine -- Patient outcomes
Spine -- Methods

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15514617
Volume :
5
Issue :
5
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Healthy Years
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.218659698

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