Table 3.
Number of times survey questions were selected, and in what order, for history taking in diagnosis of clinical lumbar spinal stenosis
| Questions (In Order) | Percent (%) of respondents who asked this question |
Number and percent (%) of times asked as Question 1 |
Number and percent (%) of times asked as Question 2 |
Number and percent (%) of times asked as Question 3 |
Total Times Asked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Does the patient have leg or buttock pain while walking? |
78 | 156 (59) | 39 (16) | 16 (6.5) | 211 |
| 2. Does the patient flex forward to relieve symptoms? |
58 | 35 (13) | 83 (33) | 66 (26) | 184 |
| 3. Does the patient feel relief when using a shopping cart or bicycle? |
50 | 30 (11) | 49 (20) | 57 (23) | 136 |
| 4. Does the patient have motor or sensory disturbance while walking? |
38 | 28 (10.5) | 32 (13) | 44 (18) | 104 |
| 5. Are the pulses in the foot present and symmetric? |
16 | 1 (1) | 18 (7) | 25 (10) | 44 |
| 6. Does the patient have lower extremity weakness? |
15 | 6 (2.5) | 13 (5) | 23 (9) | 42 |
| 7. Does the patient have low back pain? |
11 | 5 (2) | 10 (4) | 15 (6) | 30 |
| 8. Does the patient walk WITHOUT a limp? |
3 | 2 (1) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (0.5) | 7 |
| 9. Does the patient have diabetes mellitus? |
1 | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1) | 4 |
| 10. Does the patient have thyroid disease? |
0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Total number of times asked | 263 | 248 | 251 | 762 |