Is surgery more effective than non-surgical treatment for spinal stenosis and which non-surgical treatment is more effective? a systematic review [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Spinal stenosis can be treated both conservatively and with decompression surgery. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effectiveness of surgery vs conservative treatment, and conservative interventions for spinal stenosis.
Comer, C, May, Stephen
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We investigated for potential predictors of outcome following degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. In this longitudinal study of 529 patients, approximately one in three patients experienced a poor clinical outcome.
Jeffrey J Hébert+26 more
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Combined cerebellar and bilateral cervical posterior spinal artery stroke demonstrated on MRI [PDF]
Combined cerebellar and spinal ischemic stroke is a rare, critical condition. We report a patient with combined cerebellar and bilateral posterolateral cervical spinal cord infarction due to bilateral stenosis of the vertebral arteries. MRI is the method
Brückmann, H.+5 more
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Clinical features of ligamentosis in lumbar spinal stenosis in patients of different agе
Introduction. Ligamentosis of lumbar spinal canal are rare and not well investigated pathology.Materials and methods. From our patients with lumbar spinal stenosis we took that, which had changes in spinal ligamentsResults.
Yuriy Pedachenko, Elena Krasilenko
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Background Symptomatic spinal stenosis is a prevalent complication in adults with achondroplasia. Increased muscle fat infiltration (MFI) and reduced thigh muscle volumes have also been reported, but the pathophysiology is poorly understood.
Svein O. Fredwall+9 more
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Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: One-Year Outcomes in 40 Patients
Background. SI joint pain is difficult to diagnose due to overlapping symptoms of the lumbar spine, and until recently, treatment options have been limited.
Donald Sachs, Robyn Capobianco
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Background The influence of coughing, on the biomechanical environment in the spinal subarachnoid space (SAS) in the presence of a cerebrospinal fluid flow stenosis, is thought to be an important etiological factor in craniospinal disorders, including ...
Martin Bryn A, Loth Francis
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Defining clinically relevant values for developmental spinal stenosis: a large-scale magnetic resonance imaging study [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to define clinically relevant relative and critical (absolute) magnetic resonance imaging values of lumbar spinal stenosis in a cohort of 100 surgical cases and 100 asymptomatic ...
Cheung, JPY+3 more
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ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR TREATING SPINAL STENOSIS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS [PDF]
Background: Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal which can generate clinical symptoms secondary to the spinal cord injury itself, or even root involvement.
Rafael Augusto da Silva Aparício+5 more
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Spinal involvement in mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome): presentation, diagnosis and management. [PDF]
Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome, is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetyl-galactosamine-6-sulphate sulphatase (GALNS). MPS IVA is multisystemic but manifests
A Goel+78 more
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