Abdul Samad Panezai, Aurangzeb Kalhoro, Sher Hassan Khan, Farrukh Javed, Lal Rehman.
Lumbar stenosis in symptomatic backache patients of more than 50 years age.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;35(2):114-8.

  Objective: To determine the frequency of Lumbar Stenosis in symptomatic backache patients of more than 50 years age. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Department of Neurosurgery, Jinnah Post­graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, on 169 patients having symptoms from Feb 2017 to January 2019. Non-prob­ability consecutive sampling was used to enroll the sample. After following the ethical practices, taking informed written consent, the pre-designed performa was filled along with the complete history and the examination. Mag­netic Resonance Imaging (MRI) lumbosacral spine was advised and patients with lumbar spinal stenosis based on their history, MRI and examination were reported by the consultant radiologist. Results: In total of 169 participants, the mean age was recorded to be 63±8.40 years, wherein 67 (39.6%) females and 102 (60.3%) were males. The frequency of spinal stenosis diagnosed on imaging in symptomatic patients was recorded to be as 37.3% (n=63). A significant relationship was recorded between gender and profes­sions with LSS (p-value = <0.05), whereas age group and BMI had an insignificant relationship (p-value = >0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that 37% of the participants with any symptoms were diagnosed as LSS. Fur­thermore, a positive relationship was determined between gender and profession with LSS.

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