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 clinical cases Orthopaedics Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Orthopaedic anatomy sciatica

related terms: disc degeneration, clincial training orthopaedics, clinical education orthopaedics, orthopaedic clinical education


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