This study demonstrates that the dimensions of the LSP change with age. Increases in LSP height and even more impressive increases in LSP width occur with advancing age. There is an inverse relationship between lumbar lordosis and LSP height.
In our series, the symptom duration before operation and the speed of onset do not affect the outcome more than 2 years after surgery. Based on the SF-36, ODI, and Low Back Outcome Scores, patients who have had CES do not return to a normal status.
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