by determining normal ranges of spinal canal diameters we can make early diagnosis in persons who have lower diameters of spinal canal. these persons are predisposed to spinal canal stenosis that is a major cause of spinal radiculopathies. in different studies performed in several countries, minimum and maximum ranges of spinal canal diameters were different for each population. in this study, ...

Introduction: First branchial cleft anomalies manifest with duplication of the external auditory canal.   Case Report: This report features a rare case of microtia and congenital middle ear and canal cholesteatoma with first branchial fistula. External auditory canal stenosis was complicated by middle ear and external canal cholesteatoma, but branchial fistula, opening in the zygomatic root and...

introduction: first branchial cleft anomalies manifest with duplication of the external auditory canal.   case report: this report features a rare case of microtia and congenital middle ear and canal cholesteatoma with first branchial fistula. external auditory canal stenosis was complicated by middle ear and external canal cholesteatoma, but branchial fistula, opening in the zygomatic root and...

abstract objective: diabetes mellitus (dm) is a systemic disease affecting different tissues. hyperglycemia due to dm can lead to degenerative changes in spinal tissue. also low data have examined the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in lumbar spinal canal stenosis individuals. therefore the purpose of this study was determining the frequency of dm in lumbar spinal canal stenosis patients. mater...

Objective: Lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) has prominent position in spinal disorders of the elderly. Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy plays a dominant role in narrowing of the LSCS. There are some clues that Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is associated with diabetes mellitus. Our objective was comparison of histological properties of ligamentum flavum in Lumbar spinal canal stenosis patients w...

The term stenosis means a narrowing of the calibre of an orifice or a tube. It causes a decreased flow of fluids or gasses within the tube or compression of its solid contents (Verbiest 1976). In the case of the spinal canal, the term indicates a pathological condition causing compression of the contents of the canal, particularly the neural structures. If compression does not occur, the canal ...

STUDY DESIGN The clinical relationship between the local pressure of the intervertebral foramen and the clinical findings in lumbar spinal canal stenosis were evaluated. OBJECTIVE To investigate the pathogenesis of neurogenic intermittent claudication in lumbar spinal canal stenosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The genesis of neurogenic intermittent claudication is generally considered to re...

Address for Correspondence: C.S. Ramesh Babu, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, N.H-58, Opp. Begrajpur Industrial Area, Muzaffarnagar251203 (UP) India. Mobile: +919897249202 E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Spinal stenosis is defined as the narrowing of central spinal canal or its lateral recesses. Stenosis of spinal canal becomes important only when it resul...

Two useful numerical values, called the Torg ratio and the spinal canal diameter (SC diameter) are widely accepted as reliable morphometric determinants of spinal stenosis. The aims of the study were to examine morphometric determinants of the cervical spinal canal on MRI in both sexes and analyse them as reliable indicators of spinal stenosis. Measurements were made on 50 MR images (sagittal T...