Neuropathic Pain in Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis

Pre- and postoperative pain in patients with degenerative stenosis requires great attention, as it can mislead the doctor about treatment tactics. Neuropathic pain in the legs before and after the surgical procedure, as well as the residual or recurrent pain syndrome existing against this background, overshadow the patient's recovery and cast doubt on the fullness of the performed decompression. Neural compression in the spinal canal and back pain may be the cause of the patient's antalgic posture and sagittal imbalance as seen on X-Ray, to need for corrective interventions surgical procedure. Thus, it is necessary to clarify the role and the influence of the pain and its type on the perioperative period in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.