The impact of spinal surgery on the locomotive syndrome in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis in CDL stage 3: a retrospective study

2023-02-15 orthopedics Title + abstract only

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ObjectivesLocomotive syndrome (LS) is characterized by reduced mobility. Clinical decision limit (CDL) stage 3 in LS indicates physical frailty. Lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSS) is one cause of LS, for which lumbar surgery is considered to improve the CDL stage. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of lumbarsurgery and independent factors for improving CDL stage in patients with LSS. DesignA retrospective study SettingThe study was conducted at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery a...