However, it has been noted that degeneration of lumbar spine disorders can be accelerated by metabolic factors and a toxic environment10. Therefore, the associations of lumbar spine disorders with metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus needs to be established11,12,13. Type 2 diabetes can ...
TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF EARLY DEGENERATIVE CHANGES IN STRESSED LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS.: 9SharmaAseemSargarKiranSalter
In light of his persistent hypoesthesia and paraplegic gait with developing neuropathic pain, he was readmitted, and an MRI of his lumbar spine revealed multilevel degenerative disease and tethered spinal cord syndrome with compression of the medulla at the L2–L3 level. The patient underwent ...