Diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a clinical-anatomic syndrome. Radiographic evidence of cauda equina compression is necessary but not sufficient to establish the diagnosis. Patients must have a clinical syndrome consisting of back and lower extremity discomfort exacerbated by lumbar extension or relieved b...

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Published inRheumatic diseases clinics of North America Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 471
Main Authors Katz, J N, Dalgas, M, Stucki, G, Lipson, S J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1994
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lumbosacral Region
Radiography
Spinal Stenosis - diagnosis
Spinal Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Stenosis - physiopathology
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Summary:Lumbar spinal stenosis is a clinical-anatomic syndrome. Radiographic evidence of cauda equina compression is necessary but not sufficient to establish the diagnosis. Patients must have a clinical syndrome consisting of back and lower extremity discomfort exacerbated by lumbar extension or relieved by flexion, or evidence of lower extremity neurologic deficits. Symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis may arise from a variety of specific etiologies and frequently coexists with other pain syndromes.
ISSN:0889-857X
DOI:10.1016/S0889-857X(21)00058-2