Use of the exercise treadmill to measure baseline functional status and surgical outcome in patients with severe lumbar spinal stenosis

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 244-248

  Deen, H Gordon ^a,b   Zimmerman, Richard S ^a   Lyons, Mark K ^a   McPhee, Malcolm C ^b   Verheijde, Joseph L ^b   Lemens, Susan M ^a  

^a Department of Neurologic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompressive laminectomy; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Neurogenic claudication; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE SURGERY; TREADMILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL STENOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0032518502     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199801150-00019     Document Type: Article

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