Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-310

  Watters III, William C ^a   Baisden, Jamie ^b   Gilbert, Thomas J ^c   Kreiner, Scott ^d   Resnick, Daniel K ^e   Bono, Christopher M ^f   Ghiselli, Gary ^g   Heggeness, Michael H ^h   Mazanec, Daniel J ⁱ   O'Neill, Conor ^j   Reitman, Charles A ^h   Shaffer, William O ^k   Summers, Jeffrey T ^l   Toton, John F ^m  

^a Diagnostic Clinic of Houston   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Center For Diagnostic Imaging Minnesota   (United States)

^d Ahwatukee Sports and Spine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g DenverSpine   (United States)

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j California Spine Diagnostics   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^l NewSouth NeuroSpine LLC   (United States)

^m NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis; Diagnosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BONE ATROPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ARTICLE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 43749121419     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.033     Document Type: Review

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