The Impact of Age on the Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild ^®) is an effective long-term therapy for patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) resulting primarily from hypertrophic ligamentum flavum (HLF). Most subjects in clinical studies of the mild procedure have been older adults (age≥65). While the incidence of LSS increases with age, a substantial number of adults (age<65) also suffer from neurogenic claudication secondary to HLF. In this report, outcomes of mild were compared between adults and older adults.

Patients and methods

All prospective studies of the mild procedure with a 1-year follow-up completed since the beginning of 2012 that allowed the inclusion of adult patients of all ages were reviewed. Ou

SUBMITTER: Mekhail NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7280254 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature