Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing, putting ...

In contrast, according to the visual evaluations of the central canal LSS, leg pain measured by VAS was higher in the moderate stenosis group ... congestion on the MRI, which could be a potential ...

Spinal stenosis — also called vertebral stenosis — is a condition in which spaces in your spine become too narrow (the term “stenosis” refers to narrowing of any passage in the body).

Most often reported measures for central stenosis were antero-posterior diameter (< 10 mm) and cross-sectional area (< 70 mm 2) of spinal canal. For lateral stenosis height and depth of the ...

In spinal stenosis cases, the spinal canal is narrowed and interferes with ... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is helpful in confirming the diagnosis, assessing the number of levels involved ...

With spinal stenosis, such narrowing of the spinal canal or the spaces between the ... in combination with imaging studies such as MRI or CT scans and, sometimes, by nerve conduction tests.

leading to compression of the spinal cord and nerves. Other causes include spine trauma, rheumatoid arthritis and bone diseases. Some people may be born with a narrow vertebral canal in the neck.

The question is: which athletes are at risk? Is asymptomatic spinal canal stenosis a risk factor for spinal cord injury and does an episode of transient quadriparesis predispose an athlete to the ...

along the back wall of the spinal canal behind the spinal cord. Figure 2a: Type IV pial spinal arteriovenous fistula – side view or sagittal T2 MRI of the spine showing a massively enlarged spinal ...