Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lumbar facet arthroplasty was associated with superior outcomes vs. spinal fusion for stenosis and ...

Investigators found distraction laminoplasty with allograft bone block augmentation and interlaminar lumbar instrumented fusion may be a less-invasive alternative treatment for patients with lumbar ...

A 62 year-old man complained of pain in the back, buttocks and thighs after walking two blocks. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the ...

This week we are going to discuss a condition of the spine that occurs in both the neck and back and can make certain positions almost intolerable. The condition is spinal stenosis, specifically ...

The patient denied buttock pain, leg pain, and symptoms of spinal claudication. Axial unenhanced fast-spin echo T2-weighted (TR 2800, TE 80) MRI shows severe canal stenosis and severe bilateral facet ...

CHICAGO — A minimally invasive percutaneous interspinous process device (IPD; Aperius) showed noninferiority to standard open spinal decompressive surgery (SDS) in the treatment of degenerative lumbar ...

Individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis are generally older and have a long history of intermittent low back pain. Leg pain, which can be unilateral or bilateral, is a more recent complaint. In ...

A 55 year-old woman complained of pain in the back, buttocks and thighs after walking a short distance. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Her neurological examination was normal.