Staged surgery for tandem cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis: Which should be treated first?

[1] Dagi TF(1987)Tandem lumbar and cervical spinal stenosis. Natural history, prognostic indices, and results after surgical decompression J Neurosurg 66 842-849

[2] Tarkington MA(2017)A novel MRI classification system for congenital functional lumbar spinal stenosis predicts the risk for tandem cervical spinal stenosis Eur Spine J 26 368-373

[3] Leech JJ(2014)Coexisting lumbar and cervical stenosis (tandem spinal stenosis): an infrequent presentation. Retrospective analysis of single-stage surgery (53 cases) Eur Spine J 23 64-73

[4] van Eck CF(2017)The prevalence of tandem spinal stenosis and its characteristics in a population-based MRI study: the Wakayama spine study Eur Spine J 26 2529-2535

[5] Spina Iii NT(2017)Tandem spinal stenosis: a systematic review JBJS Rev 5 e2-601

[6] Lee JY(2009)One-staged combined cervical and lumbar decompression for patients with tandem spinal stenosis on cervical and lumbar spine: analyses of clinical outcomes with minimum 3 years follow-up J Spinal Disord Tech 22 593-413

[7] Krishnan A(2011)Is there a difference between simultaneous or staged decompressions for combined cervical and lumbar stenosis? J Spinal Disord Tech 24 409-237

[8] Dave BR(2007)Treatment approach in tandem (concurrent) cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis Acta Orthop Belg 73 234-435

[9] Kambar AK(2015)Multilevel thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum coexisted with/without lumbar spinal stenosis: staged surgical strategy and clinical outcomes BMC Musculoskelet Disord 16 206-496

[10] Ram H(1998)Tandem spinal stenosis: clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 21 429-S41

[1] Dagi TF(1987)Tandem lumbar and cervical spinal stenosis. Natural history, prognostic indices, and results after surgical decompression J Neurosurg 66 842-849

[2] Tarkington MA(2017)A novel MRI classification system for congenital functional lumbar spinal stenosis predicts the risk for tandem cervical spinal stenosis Eur Spine J 26 368-373

[3] Leech JJ(2014)Coexisting lumbar and cervical stenosis (tandem spinal stenosis): an infrequent presentation. Retrospective analysis of single-stage surgery (53 cases) Eur Spine J 23 64-73

[4] van Eck CF(2017)The prevalence of tandem spinal stenosis and its characteristics in a population-based MRI study: the Wakayama spine study Eur Spine J 26 2529-2535

[5] Spina Iii NT(2017)Tandem spinal stenosis: a systematic review JBJS Rev 5 e2-601

[6] Lee JY(2009)One-staged combined cervical and lumbar decompression for patients with tandem spinal stenosis on cervical and lumbar spine: analyses of clinical outcomes with minimum 3 years follow-up J Spinal Disord Tech 22 593-413

[7] Krishnan A(2011)Is there a difference between simultaneous or staged decompressions for combined cervical and lumbar stenosis? J Spinal Disord Tech 24 409-237

[8] Dave BR(2007)Treatment approach in tandem (concurrent) cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis Acta Orthop Belg 73 234-435

[9] Kambar AK(2015)Multilevel thoracic ossification of ligamentum flavum coexisted with/without lumbar spinal stenosis: staged surgical strategy and clinical outcomes BMC Musculoskelet Disord 16 206-496

[10] Ram H(1998)Tandem spinal stenosis: clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi 21 429-S41