BACKGROUND Spinal canal stenosis is one of the most common causes of low back pain and disability. Its management varies from surgical to conservative, and the indications for ideal management are not clearly defined. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding calcitonin to local anesthetic and corticosteroid in epidural injection for patients suffering from degenera...

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional retrospective study designed to assess interobserver agreement. PURPOSE To investigate if interobserver agreement using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of lumbar spinal canal stenosis and root compression can be improved upon combination with magnetic resonance myelography (MRM). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The interpretation of lumbar spinal MRI, ...

Tumours of the thoracic spine . . . . . . . . . . . e169 Extradural haematoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e171 Spinal cord herniation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e173 Thoracic spinal canal stenosis . . . . . . . . . . . e173 Chest deformities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e173 Fracture of a transverse process . . . . . . . . . . e179 Spinal infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

INTRODUCTION: Some authors have reported satisfactory short-term results of minimally invasive decompressive procedures such as microscopic or micro-endoscopic decompressive laminotomy for lumbar spinal canal stenosis. However, there have been no reports on the long-term clinical outcome of these procedures. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term clinical outcome and radiologica...

Lumbar spinal stenosis refers to a diversity of conditions that decrease the total area of the spinal canal, lateral recesses, or neural foramina. Lumbar stenosis is a common disorder that may be present in isolation, with or without associated disk bulge or herniation, or can be associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis or scoliosis. Symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by ...

BACKGROUND Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used to describe patients with symptoms related to the anatomical reduction of the lumbar spinal canal size. However, some subjects may have a markedly narrowed canal without any symptoms. This raises the question of what is the actual role of central canal stenosis in symptomatic patients. The purpose of this study was to compare radio...

PURPOSE All structures of the spine, including the spinal canal, change continuously with age. The purpose of this study was to determine how the spinal canal of the lumbar spine changes with age. The L4/5 is the most common site of spinal stenosis and has the largest flexion-extension motion, whereas the T5/6 has the least motion. Therefore, we measured the spinal canal diameter and vertebral ...

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 ...

VOL. 76-B, No. 4, JULY i994 Decompression laminectomy at L4 to Ii was performed in January 1993. The ligamentum flavum was severely thickened and the epidural space contained a white toothpaste-like material. The patient was relieved of her symptoms immediately after the operation. Tissue obtained from the spinal canal revealed crystals typical of calcium pyrophosphate when viewed by polarised ...