Yun-A Han, Hyun-Jung Kwon, Kunhee Lee, Min-Gi Son, Hotaek Kim, Seong-Soo Choi, Jin-Woo Shin, Doo-Hwan Kim
Background and Objectives : With the aging population, the incidence of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is increasing. Sarcopenia is an age-related muscular decrease. Although epidural balloon neuroplasty is effective in patients with LSS refractory to conventional treatments, its effect has not been assessed in patients with sarcopenia. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of epidural balloon neuroplasty in patients with LSS and sarcopenia. Materials and Methods : This retrospective study reviewed the following details from the electronic medical records: patient characteristics, including sex, age, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, stenosis grading, pain duration, location, pain intensity, and medications...
April 27, 2023: Medicina