Spinal Stenosis eMedicine Neurosurgery

Description: Author: John NK Hsiang, MD, PhD, Consulting Surgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Contents - Introduction Indications Workup Treatment Complications Outcome And Prognosis Future And Controversies Bibliography
Synonyms and related keywords: spinal stenosis, lumbar stenosis, narrowing of the spinal canal, narrowing of the nerve root canals, narrowing of the intervertebral foramina, spondylosis, degenerative disk disease, cervical spine, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, primary stenosis, congenital stenosis, acquired stenosis, osteophytes, bone spurs, facet hypertrophy, bulging disks, hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, canal narrowing, foraminal narrowing, degenerative spondylolisthesis, cauda equina syndrome