Preoperative MRI Findings Predict Two-Year Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Pekka Kuittinen,Petri Sipola,Ville Leinonen,Tapani Saari,Sanna Sinikallio,Sakari Savolainen,Heikki Kröger,Veli Turunen,Olavi Airaksinen,Timo Aalto

Preoperative MRI Findings Predict Two-Year Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

2014

Pekka Kuittinen
Petri Sipola
Ville Leinonen
Tapani Saari
Sanna Sinikallio
Sakari Savolainen
Heikki Kröger
Veli Turunen
Olavi Airaksinen
Timo Aalto

Purpose To study the predictive value of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings for the two-year postoperative clinical outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

Keywords:

Stenosis
Radiology
Magnetic resonance imaging
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Physical therapy
Medicine
Scoliosis
Low back pain
functional ability
Visual analogue scale
Oswestry Disability Index
Surgery

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