title: Surgical aspects on lateral spinal stenosis. Indications and principles.
abstract: Lateral stenosis is a narrowing of the lateral recesses and/or foramina. It is most frequently caused by degeneration. Its clinical expression is variable and diagnosis requires imaging. Treatment is conservative, but should this fail, decompressive laminectomy and sometimes fusion is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*