Results of decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Approximately 80% of patients with spinal stenosis return to their usual occupations following decompressive laminectomy. It is essential to recognize distinctive features of stenosis on myelography and in accordance with the individual patients' clinical problems, to carry out an adequate decompression.
D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery