TY - JOUR
T1 - Concomitant Cervical and Lumbar Stenosis
T2 - Strategies for Treatment and Outcomes
AU - Williams, Seth K.
AU - Eismont, Frank J.
PY - 2007/9/1
Y1 - 2007/9/1
N2 - Concomitant cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis is an infrequently reported condition that may affect approximately 5% of patients presenting with cervical or lumbar spinal stenosis. The diagnosis is difficult, and reliance must be placed on history and physical examination when deciding whether the stenosis should be treated surgically at either region in isolation or concomitantly. Surgical treatment is usually directed at the most symptomatic level, although there are some circumstances when the cervical spine should be decompressed first regardless of symptoms. Consideration can be given to decompression of both the cervical spine and lumbar spine during the same surgery, although these patients must be carefully chosen.
AB - Concomitant cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis is an infrequently reported condition that may affect approximately 5% of patients presenting with cervical or lumbar spinal stenosis. The diagnosis is difficult, and reliance must be placed on history and physical examination when deciding whether the stenosis should be treated surgically at either region in isolation or concomitantly. Surgical treatment is usually directed at the most symptomatic level, although there are some circumstances when the cervical spine should be decompressed first regardless of symptoms. Consideration can be given to decompression of both the cervical spine and lumbar spine during the same surgery, although these patients must be carefully chosen.
KW - cervical spinal stenosis
KW - concomitant cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis
KW - lumbar spinal stenosis
KW - spinal stenosis
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semss.2007.06.005
DO - 10.1053/j.semss.2007.06.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548319485
VL - 19
SP - 165
EP - 176
JO - Seminars in Spine Surgery
JF - Seminars in Spine Surgery
SN - 1040-7383
IS - 3
ER -