Published in:
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
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Issue 7/2016
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Excerpt
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. …