What is Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)

MILD is an outpatient medical procedure used to treat leg and low back pain caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. As patients age multiple elements of the spine become arthritic; one specific arthritic change is thickening of the ligamentum flavum, which is a ligament found just behind the spinal canal. The ligamentum flavum, which stands for […]