Background Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is increasingly being diagnosed in
persons over age 65. In 2011, 55 793 older people with this condition were treated as …

How best to approach a patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be an intimidating
and confusing task. There are few disease processes as variable in location, presentation …

The purpose of this study is to examine trends in spine surgeries at ten facilities over 15
years, and to analyze relationships with the number of spine surgeons at these facilities. The …

Background: This study was designed to compare the findings of noninvasive arterial testing
in patients with and without diabetic foot pathology. Methods: The ABI (ankle brachial index) …

Purpose Claudication is a typical symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and lumbar
spinal stenosis (LSS). Differential diagnosis of PAD and LSS is often difficult due to the …

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudicaton is a common
condition impacting walking ability in older adults. There are other highly prevalent …

Objective: Most individuals with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) experience
symptoms other than claudication and live with undiagnosed PAD yet no tools exist to detect …

Purpose It is better to use multiple anatomical landmarks to reduce errors in component
alignment in total knee arthroplasty. Therefore, it is worthwhile to find a new landmark that …

Objective Intermittent claudication (IC) is a typical symptom of peripheral arterial disease
(PAD) and lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). In order to prevent misdiagnosis of vascular …

Only few studies have analyzed the associations of lower extremity artery disease (LEAD)
with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), although it is expected to be a frequent association. With …