Spinal Stenosis: After 8 Years, Surgical And Non-surgical Treatment Results Similar

For patients with spinal stenosis, long-term outcomes are comparable with surgery or conservative treatment, according to a new study. While earlier reports suggested an advantage of surgery, the updated analysis finds no significant difference in pain, functioning, of disability at eight years' follow-up, report Dr Jon D. Lurie and colleagues of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. The results--representing the largest and highest-quality study to date--provide new evidence on what patients can expect several years after deciding whether or not to have or not have surgery for spinal stenosis. Better Initial Results with Spinal Stenosis Surgery... read more

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