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Back pain
A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
An older woman with spinal stenosis has disabling symptoms despite 6 months of physiotherapy. What may help?
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The answer is A: Decompression surgery.
Decompression improves walking and pain in persistent disabling stenosis.
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