Kittelson, Amy2008-11-242008-11-242008-11-24https://hdl.handle.net/11299/45381The information provided in this handout does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Minnesota Medical School physicians and faculty. These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are in no way intended to take the place of the advice and recommendations of your personal health care provider. You use the information provided in these handouts at your own risk.Appropriate surgical candidates with spinal stenosis considering surgical intervention vs. medical management should be counseled that pain is more likely to improve with surgery, but that functional improvement is equivocal.en-USSpinal Stenosislow back painradicufopathylaminectomySpinal Stenosis and YouOther