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2. Laminotomy - Wikipedia

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   Common symptoms of lumbar stenosis are pain, fatigue, weakness of the muscle and numbness. [2] Stenosis can be caused by old age or an injury to the vertebral column and usually requires a CT scan or MRI to diagnose. [2] Performing a laminotomy can relieve pressure in the spinal canal caused by lumbar stenosis and therefore alleviate symptoms. [1]

3. Spinal stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Such severe spinal stenosis symptoms are virtually absent in lumbar stenosis, however, as the spinal cord terminates at the top end of the adult lumbar spine, with only nerve roots (cauda equina) continuing further down. [15] Cervical spinal stenosis is a condition involving narrowing of the spinal canal at the level of the neck.

4. Lumbar spinal stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Relative stenosis is said to exist when the anterior-posterior canal diameter measures between 10 and 13 mm. Absolute stenosis of the lumbar canal exists anatomically when the anterior-posterior measurement is 10 mm or less. [12] [13] [14] Plain X-rays of the lumbar or cervical spine may or may not show spinal stenosis.

5. Spinal decompression - Wikipedia

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   In the lumbar spine it is commonly used to treat spinal claudication caused by spinal stenosis, and is considered the most effective treatment for this condition based on current evidence. [3] In the cervical and thoracic spine it is used to treat myelopathy caused by compression of the spinal cord itself.

6. Neurogenic claudication - Wikipedia

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   [2] [1] [7] The prevalence of NC and spinal stenosis in elderly men is also evident, with studies finding that roughly 1 in 10 elderly men experience leg pain in combination with low back pain (symptoms of NC) and this incidence rate is also doubled in retirement communities. [9]

7. Laminectomy - Wikipedia

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   Surgical treatment that includes a laminectomy is the most effective remedy for severe spinal stenosis; however, most cases of spinal stenosis are not severe enough to require surgery. When the disabling symptoms of spinal stenosis are primarily neurogenic claudication and the laminectomy is done without spinal fusion, there is generally a more ...