Prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis symptoms in patients from primary care treated for knee or hip osteoarthritis or low back pain

Abstract

Purpose: Musculoskeletal multimorbidity is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to patient disability and health system burden. The prevalence of multiple painful joints is well documented in patients with low back pain (LBP), knee osteoarthritis (OA), and hip OA. Emerging evidence suggests patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) also commonly experience symptoms in peripheral joints, including the hip and knee, in addition to their LSS. Although few prevalence estimates for multimorbid LSS and knee or hip OA are available, evidence from secondary care settings suggests that over one-third of patients with LSS may also have co-occurring knee or hip OA.