Primary cervical decompression surgery may improve lumbar symptoms in patients with tandem spinal stenosis.
Taro InoueKei AndoKazuyoshi KobayashiHiroaki NakashimaKeigo ItoYoshito KatayamaMasaaki MachinoShunsuke KanbaraSadayuki ItoHidetoshi YamaguchiHiroyuki KoshimizuNaoki SegiFumihiko KatoShiro ImagamaPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)
The improvement of LSS symptoms following cervical decompression surgeries may be associated with the severity of cervical myelopathy as determined in clinical findings rather than in imaging findings. Patients with TSS having a 10-s step test result of < 12 steps were more likely to experience a relapse of lower limb symptoms following cervical decompression surgeries.