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Spinal Stenosis:
- Spinal stenosis is defined as narrowing of the spinal canal resulting in compression of spinal cord and/or nerves.
- This can be caused by a bulging disk or dengernative disk disease, hypertrophy or degenerative enlargement of the facet joints, listhesis or movement of one vertebral body over another, hypertrophy and/or calcification of intraspinal ligaments.
- Appropriate imaging study is not only important in assessing the extend of the stenosis for surgical consideration, but also for identification of the associated pathology.
Reference: Long-term prospective study of lumbosacral discectomy.,
Lewis et al.J Neurosurg. 1987 Jul;67(1):49-53
Spinal Stenosis Types:
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