@article{AMJ3700,
author = {Andrei Fernandes Joaquim},
title = {Multisegmental lumbar spinal stenosis—simple decompression is better?},
journal = {AME Medical Journal},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Lumbar spinal stenosis (LS) is probably one of the most prevalent symptomatic spinal disease in older patients, with most of them requiring surgical treatment to relief their symptoms (1-3). Surgery objective is to decompress the nerve roots and, sometimes, stabilize the spine and/or restore the normal or near normal alignment (1-4). Additionally, there are some good evidences that surgery is better than conservative treatment to relief moderate and severe symptoms due to stenosis (5-8). Despite the trends in increasing the use of implants and reconstructive surgery, the vast majority of patients will have clinical improvement with simple nerve roots decompression (5-8).},
issn = {2520-0518}, url = {https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/3700}
}