STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PURPOSE The aim of the study was to determine relationship between the degrees of radiologically demonstrated anatomical lumbar canal stenosis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and its correlation with the patient's disability level, using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The relationship between the imaging studies and cli...

Enterogenous cysts mostly present in the cervical and thoracic region of the spinal canal and have only rarely been observed in the lumbar region. We report here a case of a recurrent enterogenous cyst in the lumbar spinal canal. A 24-year old woman presented with lower back and left radicular leg pain for 1 year. She had been operated on for mass lesion at the same level 10 years ago. Lumbar s...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous studies have shown that axial loading can narrow the spinal canal. However, the clinical significance is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the narrowing of the spinal canal with axial loading during MR imaging could influence treatment decision for spinal stenosis. METHODS Two hundred patients with clinical symptoms of spinal stenosis ...

Background: Grading stenosis based on morphology of the dural sac on MRI rather than surface measurements defines stenosis in various topics. To study the relations between the grading stenosis and the severity of clinical symptoms of spinal stenosis in patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). Methods: Patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis who were candidate for sur...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a microendoscopic spinal decompression surgical technique using a novel approach for the treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). The following modifications were made to the conventional microendoscopic bilateral decompression via the unilateral approach: the base of the spinous process was first resected partially to secure ...

OBJECTIVE Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common degenerative spine disease that requires surgical intervention. Currently, there is interest in minimally invasive surgery and various technical modifications of decompressive lumbar laminectomy without fusion. The purpose of this study was to present the author's surgical technique and results for decompression of spinal stenosis. METHODS The auth...