title: Calcitonin treatment in lumbar spinal stenosis: clinical observations.
abstract: The prognosis of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis is usually considered poor, and they often need decompression surgery. This study investigates the clinical efficacy and safety of intramuscular calcitonin therapy in 15 lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a neurogenic claudication syndrome. The study is based on several tests used to measure the patient's physical performance capacity. Calcitonin had some beneficial effects on the patients without appreciable side-effects. Because of possible placebo effect, a double-blind cross-over study has been started.
authors.affiliation: Invalid Foundation Orthopaedic Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eskola
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alaranta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pohjolainen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soini
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tallroth
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Slätis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin