Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Zhang L, Chen R, Liu B, Zhang W, Zhu Y, Rong L. The nerve root sedimentation sign for differential diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective, consecutive cohort study. Eur Spine J. 2017;26(10):2512-2519. doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4435-2
Pathophysiology
LSS is characterized by diminished space available for the neural and vascular elements in the lumbar spine1
Symptoms
“When symptomatic, LSS typically causes buttock and/or extremity pain with or without low back pain provoked by upright exercise such as walking or prolonged standing”1
Imaging
MRI
- SedSign1
References
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Zhang L, Chen R, Liu B, Zhang W, Zhu Y, Rong L. The nerve root sedimentation sign for differential diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis: A retrospective, consecutive cohort study. European Spine Journal: Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2017;26(10):2512-2519. doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4435-2
Citation
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Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
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