ALLMedicine™ Spinal Stenosis Center

Apr 8th, 2021 - Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum (LF) contributes to the development of spinal stenosis. Smad proteins can mediate the fibrogenesis activity through transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) pathway, but which Smad protein plays a more important role...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the lumbar spine is rare relative to that of the cervical spine but is often associated with more severe symptoms. Continuous lumbar OPLL is extremely rare. We herein describe a 48-year...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Retrospective cohort study. The purpose of this study was to analyze the long-term results for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) treated with dynamic stabilization (DS) and to consider how we can improve the results. Few studies have repo...

Apr 6th, 2021 - In a healthcare landscape in which costs increasingly matter, the authors sought to distinguish among the clinical and nonclinical drivers of patient length of stay (LOS) in the hospital following elective lumbar laminectomy-a common spinal surger...

Apr 4th, 2021 - A multicenter, retrospective study. To clarify the clinical and radiological effects of removing interspinous contextures in lumbar decompression surgery for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. There have seldom been reports that have compared b...

Jun 3rd, 2019 - Approximately 90% of the population will present with low back pain at some point in their lifetime. Spinal stenosis is a condition that is caused by the narrowing of the central canal, the lateral recess, or neural foramen. This is a condition t...

Oct 28th, 2018 - Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) can lead to compression of neural elements and manifest as low back and leg pain. LSS has traditionally been treated with a variety of conservative (pain medications, physical therapy, epidural spinal injections) and i...

Nov 26th, 2017 - Lumbar radiculopathy is caused by nerve root compression in the lumbar spine. Symptoms include neuropathic pain, sensory dysfunction, and motor deficits.

Aug 27th, 2015 - Thoracic spinal stenosis is a relatively common disorder causing paraplegia in the population of China. Until nowadays, the clinical management of thoracic spinal stenosis is still demanding and challenging with lots of questions remaining to be a...

Apr 4th, 2014 - Opioid medications are considered key therapeutic interventions in the management of both acute pain and cancer-related pain among patients of all ages; however, their role in treating patients with chronic noncancer pain remains controversial. Wh...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum (LF) contributes to the development of spinal stenosis. Smad proteins can mediate the fibrogenesis activity through transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) pathway, but which Smad protein plays a more important role...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) of the lumbar spine is rare relative to that of the cervical spine but is often associated with more severe symptoms. Continuous lumbar OPLL is extremely rare. We herein describe a 48-year...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Retrospective cohort study. The purpose of this study was to analyze the long-term results for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) treated with dynamic stabilization (DS) and to consider how we can improve the results. Few studies have repo...

Apr 6th, 2021 - In a healthcare landscape in which costs increasingly matter, the authors sought to distinguish among the clinical and nonclinical drivers of patient length of stay (LOS) in the hospital following elective lumbar laminectomy-a common spinal surger...

Apr 4th, 2021 - A multicenter, retrospective study. To clarify the clinical and radiological effects of removing interspinous contextures in lumbar decompression surgery for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. There have seldom been reports that have compared b...

Jun 3rd, 2019 - Approximately 90% of the population will present with low back pain at some point in their lifetime. Spinal stenosis is a condition that is caused by the narrowing of the central canal, the lateral recess, or neural foramen. This is a condition t...

Dec 14th, 2017 - Impingement pain tends to be sharp, well localized, and can be associated with paresthesia, whereas irritation pain tends to be dull, poorly localized, and without paresthesia. Impingement is associated with a positive straight-leg raising sign, w...

Jun 1st, 2017 - A 71-year-old man was referred to the gastroenterology department for evaluation of 9 months of progressive swallowing difficulties associated with epigastric and chest discomfort. He was a previous smoker (17 pack-years), with a history of corona.

Dec 12th, 2016 - Case: Unexpected Thyroid Finding A 52-year-old man was referred to an orthopedic surgeon with intermittent bilateral upper- and lower-extremity weakness and tingling, along with occasional difficulty walking. The patient underwent MRI of the cervi...

Dec 12th, 2016 - Case: Unexpected Thyroid Finding A 52-year-old man was referred to an orthopedic surgeon with intermittent bilateral upper- and lower-extremity weakness and tingling, along with occasional difficulty walking. The patient underwent MRI of the cervi...