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Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 7/2016

01-10-2016 | Editorial • SPINE - LUMBAR

Specialized issue: Lumbar spinal stenosis

Authors: Samo Karl Fokter, Kazuhiro Hasegawa

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 7/2016

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Diagnosis and treatment are evolving in lumbar spinal stenosis. The lesion is world widely common and becoming more complicated as human life spam is getting longer. Foraminal stenosis is one of examples which are often overlooked, but recent imaging technology, e.g. MRI diffusion-weighted imaging, has been improving precision of the diagnosis. Idiopathic scoliosis with degenerative disc disease and de novo degenerative scoliosis are subject to lumbar canal stenosis. In this lesion, not only the segmental lesion, but also standing spinal alignment should be clarified for the diagnosis and treatment strategy. …
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Metadata
Title
Specialized issue: Lumbar spinal stenosis
Authors
Samo Karl Fokter
Kazuhiro Hasegawa
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-016-1834-3

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