The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 545-550 , July 2009

Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: the Framingham Study

  • Leonid Kalichman, PhD, PT

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    • Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University, 650 Albany Street (X Building), Suite 200, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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  • Robert Cole, BA

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University, 650 Albany Street (X Building), Suite 200, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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  • David H. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Boston University School of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA
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  • Ling Li, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Boston University School of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA
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  • Pradeep Suri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Boston University School of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA
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  • Ali Guermazi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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  • David J. Hunter, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Boston University School of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Research, Boston University School of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA. Tel.: (617) 754-6655; fax: (617) 754-5728.

Received 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: LK (supported by an Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Grant); DJH (supported by a research grant from DonJoy, Wyeth, MERCK, Pfizer, Stryke, and Lilly); DHK (consulting fees from Medtronic, DePuy, Stryker, Zimmer, Syntle; research support for staff and materials from New England Baptist Hospital); and AG (stock ownership in Synarc Inc; office in a company, president, BICL, LLC).

 This work was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study contract (No. N01-HC-25195) for the recruitment, enrollment, and examination of the Offspring and Third Generation cohort and the imaging by computed tomography scan.

PII: S1529-9430(09)00117-X

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.03.005

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 545-550 , July 2009

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