Lumbar Spinal Stenosis & Sciatica

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Case description

Lumbar spinal stenosis occurs due to hypertrophy of the facet joints and the ligamentum flavum, and due to disc degeneration or arthritis. All of these conditions restricts the nerve root canal causing compression of the spinal nerves and sciatica.

tags: arthritis disc degeneration Lumbar Spinal Stenosis sciatica


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