Neurogenic intermittent claudication and stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal.
Neurogenic intermittent claudication is briefly reviewed and correlated with twenty consecutive cases of lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Irreversible damage may occur if surgical decompression is unduly delayed. A unilateral decompression may be sufficient in carefully selected cases.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002420:Cauda Equina; D003664:Decompression; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure; D012737:Sex Factors; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome