Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023 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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Facet-sparing lumbar decompression with a minimally invasive flexible MicroBlade Shaver® versus traditional decompression: quantitative radiographic assessment. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundLaminectomy/laminotomy and foraminotomy are well established surgical techniques for treatment of symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. However, these procedures have significant limitations, including limited access to lateral and foraminal ...
Berven, Sigurd +6 more
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Clinical features of ligamentosis in lumbar spinal stenosis in patients of different agе
Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2012 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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Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: One-Year Outcomes in 40 Patients
Advances in Orthopedics, 2013 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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Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, 2009 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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Efficacy of interspinous device versus surgical decompression in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: a modified network analysis. [PDF]
, 2011 Study designSystematic review using a modified network analysis.ObjectivesTo compare the effectiveness and morbidity of interspinous-device placement versus surgical decompression for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.SummaryTraditionally, the most
Chou, Dean +3 more
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Defining clinically relevant values for developmental spinal stenosis: a large-scale magnetic resonance imaging study [PDF]
, 2014 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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Is cervical instability the cause of lumbar canal stenosis?
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2019 Aim: On the basis of an experience with 12 cases, the validity and rationale of cervical spinal stabilization for cases having both cervical and lumbar spinal canal stenosis is analyzed.
Atul Goel +4 more
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Asymptomatic stenosis in the cervical and thoracic spines of patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis [PDF]
, 2015 Study Design Retrospective study. Objective Studies on age-related degenerative changes causing concurrent stenoses in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines (triple stenosis) are rare in the literature.
Kim, Tae-Hwan +6 more
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ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR TREATING SPINAL STENOSIS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica BrasileiraBackground: 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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