22 May 2023: Clinical Research
A Study of 179 Patients with Degenerative Stenosis of the Lumbosacral Spine to Evaluate Differences in Quality of Life and Disability Outcomes at 12 Months, Between Conservative Treatment and Surgical Decompression
Dawid Sobański 123ABCDEF* , Rafał Staszkiewicz 245AE , Marcin Gadzieliński 245EF , Magdalena K. Stachura 16E , Ryszard Adam Czepko 13D , Mateusz Holiński 1E , Ryszard Czepko 13F , Beniamin Oskar Grabarek 245CDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940213
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940213
Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for hemilaminectomy.
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
| Over 18 years of age | Under 18 years of age |
| Diagnosis of spinal canal stenosis in lumbosacral MRI study (≤10 mm) | Diagnosis of spinal canal stenosis in lumbosacral MRI study (>10 mm) |
| No previous spine surgery | Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases |
| No improvement after previous conservative treatment | Condition after spine injury |
| Consenting to hemilaminectomy procedure | Dementia/mental disorders |
| No other coexisting pathologies of the spine | Polyneuropathy |
| Pregnancy | |
| Neoplasms | |
| Osteoporosis | |
| Disease of the lumbosacral region (other than degenerative stenosis) | |
| MRI – magnetic resonance image. | |