Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) and transverse axial tomography (TAT) were used to study the lumbar spines of 164 patients with persistent or recurrent low back pain and/or radiculopathy. Of those patients with previous spinal fusion and of those with previous discectomy, 43% and 28% respectively, demonstrated bony stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal. Of the patients who underwent surgery for this narrowed canal, 91% showed clinical improvement.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1059-1064 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Unknown Journal |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1978 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Quencer, R. M., Murtagh, F. R., Post, M. J. D., Rosomoff, H. L., & Stokes, N. A. (1978). Postoperative bony stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal: Evaluation of 164 symptomatic patients with axial radiography. Unknown Journal, 131(6), 1059-1064. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.131.6.1059