Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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Authors

James N. Weinstein · Dartmouth Hospital

Tor D. Tosteson · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Jon D. Lurie · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Anna N.A. Tosteson · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Emily Blood · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Brett Hanscom · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Harry N. Herkowitz

Abstract

In the combined as-treated analysis, patients who underwent surgery showed significantly more improvement in all primary outcomes than did patients who were treated nonsurgically. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00000411 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

Topics & Keywords

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Anesthesia and Pain Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 358, Issue 8, pp. 794-810

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0707136

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