Study investigators found readmission rates did not increase when transforaminal endoscopic decompression procedures for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis were ... good results while 75 ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is any narrowing in the lumbar spinal canal or lateral recess. It can be developmental, congenital, or acquired. This article discusses acquired degenerative lumbar ...

of spinal canal. For lateral stenosis height and depth of the lateral recess, and for foraminal stenosis the foraminal diameter were typically used. Only four of 63 primary studies included in the ...

The results showed “severe spinal canal stenosis with mild bilateral lateral recess narrowing.” It also showed “mild left and moderate-to-severe right neural foraminal stenosis; moderate-to ...

Spinal stenosis occurs when the space inside the spinal canal becomes too narrow. When the spinal canal gets too small, the spinal cord or nerves within this space can become compressed. Some people ...

MRI confirmed lateral recess and central stenosis at the L3/4 level (Figure ... The choice of side of approach is dictated by the spinal, muscular and vascular anatomy. If scoliosis is present ...

The inclusion criteria were as follows: 1) patients presenting with low back pain with or without intermittent claudication; 2) magnetic resonance imaging showing stenosis of the central spinal canal, ...

Spinal stenosis develops when the spaces within the spine begin to narrow, exerting pressure on the spinal cord as well as nerves. This may cause pressure, hence different symptoms including pain ...

The MRI showed a “compression deformity of the L4 vertebral body,” with spinal stenosis at L3-4 and L5-S1. Is this awful pain permanent? Can I never go on walks or bike again? Can anything be ...