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 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for conservative treatment.
| 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 ( |
| Improvement after previous conservative treatment | Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases |
| No other coexisting pathologies of the spine | Condition after spine injury |
| No previous spine surgery | Dementia/mental disorders |
| Polyneuropathy | |
| Pregnancy | |
| Neoplasms | |
| Osteoporosis | |
| Disease of the lumbosacral region (other than degenerative stenosis) | |
| Failure to consent to surgery despite clinical indications | |
| MRI – magnetic resonance image. | |