title: The analysis of the factors affecting lumbar spinal stenosis in adult patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this study 67 lumbar spinal stenosis in adult patients operated in our clinic in 3 years are aimed to be analysed in terms of clinical and surgical techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Diagnoses were made on the basis of patients' histories and their clinical examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Average age was 52.16 +/- 8.9 (33-64). 70.1% (47) of patients were females and 29.9% (20) were males. The most frequent neurological symptoms were 71.1% lasque (+) and 56.7% sensory loss. The anterior-posterior diameter was below 11.5 mm in 56.7% of the cases. Partial recovery was observed in the early term of 71.6% the cases. 56.7% of the cases were applied total laminectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Decompressive laminectomy can be performed safely and effectively in patients of with lumbar stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Selcuklu Medical Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. hulagukaptan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaptan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cakiroglu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kasimcan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome