Markman John D, Gaud Kristina G
Neuromedicine Pain Management Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Neurosurgery, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 670, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2008 May;24(2):369-88, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.12.007.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common cause of low back pain in the elderly. Surgical and nonsurgical treatments have been used with varying success. This article aims to characterize the growing unmet need for the treatment of neurogenic intermittent claudication in the elderly population with lumbar spinal stenosis and reviews the current understanding of this condition with an eye toward framing a research agenda for nonsurgical treatments.
腰椎管狭窄症是老年人腰痛的常见原因。手术和非手术治疗的效果各异。本文旨在描述老年腰椎管狭窄症患者对神经源性间歇性跛行治疗需求未得到满足的情况日益增加，并审视对该病症的当前认识，以期制定非手术治疗的研究议程。
