Spinal stenosis is characterized by narrowing of the spinal canal, which puts pressure on the nerves and blood vessels of the spine. While some people may not experience noticeable symptoms with ...

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used to describe patients with symptoms related to the anatomical reduction of the lumbar spinal canal size. However, some subjects may ...

Most often reported measures for central stenosis were antero-posterior diameter (< 10 mm) and cross-sectional area (< 70 mm 2) of spinal canal. For lateral stenosis height and depth of the ...

The minimally-invasive technique is a game-changer as it reduces tissue damage, blood loss and postoperative pain, aiding ...

If validated prospectively, the findings could be ‘transformative’ for patients with no current medical options.

Cervical stenosis is the narrowing of the vertebral ... If the vertebral column in this region narrows, it can put pressure on the spinal cord and cause neurological problems. The vertebral canal in ...

Sometimes people are born with a narrow spinal canal, which can also make them more likely to develop cervical myelopathy. Symptoms of myelopathy can include a loss of fine motor skills, coordination ...

The question is: which athletes are at risk? Is asymptomatic spinal canal stenosis a risk factor for spinal cord injury and does an episode of transient quadriparesis predispose an athlete to the ...

Multilevel decompression exhibited comparable postoperative outcomes with that of single-level decompression in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

According to research presented at the EAHAD 2024 Annual Congress, spinal stenosis is emerging as a complication for aging hemophilia patients.

This multicenter study sheds more light on sex-based differences in aortic stenosis (AS) and argues the benefits of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess sex-based risks in AS.

Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic stenosis can be very helpful in both the diagnosis and determining the severity of disease. The typical murmur of aortic stenosis is a high ...