Stenosis of the spinal canal is defined as narrowing of the available space within the spinal canal causing impingement on the neural and/or vascular elements of the spine.
A general ...
Typically, the earliest complaint is back pain.
Bilateral leg pain often involving the buttocks and thighs and spreading toward the feet
The pain may be described as burning, cramping, ...
Nonsurgical management of lumbar stenosis may be attempted initially in patients who do not have severe pain or significant weakness. Patients on warfarin, sodium, chronic an...
According to the North American Spine Society, patients followed for 2 to 10 yr with mild to moderate stenosis have a 20–40% chance of requiring surgical intervention.
Of those wh...
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Experience with the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research suggests that athletes with significant cervical spinal stenosis are at increased risk of quadriplegia and s...
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