The study examined 40 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis who were scheduled to undergo surgery and 40 patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis in both knees who were scheduled to undergo total knee arthroplasty on both knees.
Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis spent significantly more time performing the six-meter-walk test and the sit-to-stand test. Patients in the knee osteoarthritis group had statistically worse performances in functional ability than patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. There was no difference between the two groups in the timed up and go test.
Read the abstract on fall risks for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Read other coverage on patients with spinal stenosis:
– Study: Spine Surgery Better for Diabetic Patients With Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
– Surgeons Question the Increased Use of Complex Surgery for Spinal Stenosis Patients
