Then, she performed lumbar scoliosis for more than 20years and suffered from severe back pain for 4years. After overall clinical evaluation and radiographic measures, we performed a posterior surgical correction and fusion from T9-L5. With this surgery, the main thoracolumbar curve Cobb angle ...
Lumbar vertebraepelvis indexsacrum slopespondylolisthesisBackground: Severe spondylolisthesis is related to high degenerative changes in verte-bral spine. Degenerative spondylolisthesis often is seen with high-sacral slope. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between high degenerative spondy...
What is a degenerative disease of the lumbar spine? What causes lumbar spinal stenosis? What is cervical spondylosis without myelopathy? What is lumbar degenerative disc disease? What is the neuropathology of the spinal cord following injury?
Stenosis: Stenosis refers to a narrowing of the space in the spine or its foramina, which can put pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots, respectively. Either way, symptoms typically involve partial loss of nerve supply to the affected parts of the body, most commonly in pain, numbness...
Degenerative disc disease Herniated discs and bulging discs Spinal stenosis and neuroforaminal stenosis Other less common causes such as cancer, fractures, etc. Lower Back Pain Treatment As recently as four to five decades ago, the options for patients seeking lower back pain treatment options were...
Kuisma M, Karppinen J, Haapea M, Niinimaki J, Ojala R, Heliovaara M, et al.: Are the determinants of vertebral endplate changes and severe disc degeneration in the lumbar spine the same? A magnetic resonance imaging study in middle-aged male workers. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9...
Severe stenosisTo evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of patients undergoing one-level oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) combined with posterolateral fusion (PLF) with pedicle screws for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DS) with a minimum follow-up of 1year. A ...
What is facet disease of the lumbar spine? How effective are epidurals for spinal stenosis? Is lumbar scoliosis curable? Is spinal stenosis caused by trauma? What is mild multilevel degenerative disc disease? How is spinal muscular atrophy treated?
Patients with severe lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) who have persistent pain and progressive neural dysfunction require decompressive surgery; however, patients with degenerative LSS whose clinical signs and symptoms are not consistently severe can be treated either surgically or nonsurgically. A study by ...
What is lumbar degenerative disc disease? Does spinal stenosis cause paralysis? What is lumbar spine disease? Where does spinal stenosis occur? What is the difference between spinal spondylosis and spinal stenosis? What happens if cervical spinal stenosis is left untreated?