Researchers examined 96 patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis who underwent decompressive surgery. Patients with continuous depression showed poorer improvement in symptom severity, the disability score and walking capacity than those without depression.
For those who recovered from depressive symptoms, the postoperative improvement resembled a constant normal mood group. There were strong independent associations between the depression burden and two-year disability, symptom severity and poor walking capacity.
Read the abstract about depression among patients undergoing spinal decompression.
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