It is a common cause of neck pain and is more common in elderly patients. Up to 26% percent of people over the age of 64 may have cervical stenosis despite not having any symptoms. The spinal cord is ...
Spinal stenosis, characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal, compresses neural elements and predominantly affects the lumbar and cervical spine. Symptoms include pain, numbness ...
Compared to lumbar stenosis, there is greater risk of spinal cord compression with cervical stenosis since the spinal cord cannot move as freely as in the cervical canal. Spinal stenosis can ...
The result of this literature review documents a remarkable list of various quantitative radiologic criteria applied to describe lumbar spinal stenosis. Measurement of antero-posterior diameter ...
Spinal stenosis usually presents with pain radiating beyond the back to the buttocks, thighs or lower legs. The pain is worsened with extension of the lumbar spine (eg, standing or walking ...
Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...
Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...