Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression: A Review of Indications, Techniques, Efficacy and Safety
Sameer Jain, Timothy R. Deer, Dawood Sayed, Pooja Chopra, Sayed Wahezi, Navdeep Jassal, Jackie Weisbein, Jessica Jameson, Mark N. Malinowski, Stanley Golovac
Abstract
Neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis presents most commonly as gluteal or leg pain with walking or standing that is alleviated with sitting. A major cause of lumbar spinal stenosis is ligamentum flavum hypertrophy (LFH), which contributes up to 85% of spinal canal narrowing. The mild R procedure debulks LFH with a goal of relieving symptoms of neurogenic claudication.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLumbar spinal stenosisNeurogenic claudicationDecompressionSurgerySpinal stenosisClinical efficacyRandomized controlled trialLumbarStenosisRadiologySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy