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Thirty-nine cases of cervical spondylotic myelopathy without lumbar and peripheral neuropathy were chosen as the control group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The latencies of lumbar SSEPs in patients with LSS and in the control group were 23.0 \u00b1 2.0 ms and 21.6 \u00b1 1.9 ms, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the LSS and control groups (p &lt; 0.05). The latency of lumbar SSEPs was significant correlated with the VAS score of leg numbness (p &lt; 0.05). The latency of lumbar SSEPs in LSS was clearly delayed when the VAS score of leg numbness was \u2265 8 (p &lt; 0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Lumbar SSEPs are able to detect neurological deficit in the lumbar area effectively, and they can reflect part of the subjective severity of sensory disturbance (numbness) in LSS. 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