lumbar spinal canal stenosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A score in the diagnostic support tool for lumbar spinal stenosis is higher than 7 points. Findings of narrow canal which is associated with symptoms using computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)A patient with consciousness disorder. 2)The presence of cardiac failure, dysfunction of kidneys, respiratory failure, and other critical systemic complications. 3)Participation for this study is hard due to psychiatric disorders or symptoms. 4)A patient with pregnant or suspected of being pregnant, and breast-feeding mother. 5)A patient with myelopathy. 6)The presence of the previous surgery of lumbar spine. 7)A patient who visits for a second opinion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| JOABPEQ score,SF-36 score,ankle-brachial systolic pressure index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| age,sex,past history,complicating disease,biochemical examination | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Fukushima medical university school of medicine Department of orthopaedic surgery