Study investigators found readmission rates did not increase when transforaminal endoscopic decompression procedures for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis were performed in outpatient ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is any narrowing in the lumbar spinal canal or lateral recess. It can be developmental, congenital, or acquired. This article discusses acquired degenerative lumbar ...

failure to improve after conservative therapy- Automated percutaneous discectomy Same as above Central or lateral recess stenosis, synovial joint cysts, sequestered or free fragments, narrow base ...

The extent of stenosis and attendant degenerative changes ... compromising the central spinal canal and extending into the lateral recess and proximal foramina. Type II lesions include both ...

During the study, an enrolling physician recorded imaging rates, noting the stenosis severity (mild, moderate or severe) and the affected areas, including central canal, lateral recess and/or ...

Here are three study findings: 1. Of the total patients, 1,750 had intraoperatively visualized stenosis in the lateral recess at the surgical level while 89 patients did not. Study authors concluded, ...