OBJECTIVE To discuss how the spinal cord deforms as a result of changes in posture or biomechanical alterations of the spine. DATA COLLECTION A hand search of available reference texts and a computer search of literature from the Index Medicus sources were collected, with special emphasis placed on spinal canal changes caused by various postural rotations and translations of the skull, thorax...

Spinal stenosis was described, for the first time, as one of the causes of neural compression by Bailey and Casamajor (1) in 1911. Later, in 1954, it was described by Verbiest (2) as the typical clinical presentation of bilateral neurogenic claudication, which is provoked by prolonged standing and lower back extension and relieved by sitting and flexing the lumbar spine. Degenerative lumbar spi...

Degenerative lumbar stenosis is a common source of pain and disability in the elderly. It presents clinically with a variety of symptoms, though neurogenic claudication is the hallmark. There is a multifactorial pathogenesis to lumbar stenosis and its symptoms, and thus, there are multiple management approaches available. Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are a popular choice in management, ho...

The hypothesis that somatotype and cervical spine developmental canal stenosis may be associated has been investigated by anthropometry and measurement of lateral projection cervical spine radiographs. A significant association of canal size with somatotype has been found such that those with developmentally narrow canals are more likely to have relatively shorter long-bones, particularly in th...

INTRODUCTION Delayed post-traumatic spinal cord infarction is a devastating complication described in children. In adults, spinal cord ischemia after cardiovascular interventions, scoliosis correction, or profound hypotension has been reported in the literature. However, delayed spinal cord infarction after minor head trauma has not been described yet. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a disease with negative consequences and usually occurs in 3 vertebrae, disc canal located the lower back. In this region, nerves can be exposed to pressure for various reasons, diseases occur. Surgical operation required treat narrowing, exact location size of vital importance operation. The UNet model, which an example network, further deeper using different deep lea...

BACKGROUND The study of lumbar spine pathology requires adequate preparation and knowledge of the normal structure of this part of the spine. The main goal of the study was to assess spinal canal morphology with computed tomography. The sagittal and interpedicular dimensions and surface area were considered the most important measurements. An additional goal was to assess the shape of the spina...

Two patients reported that on walking they developed tingling and weakness of the legs and penile erections. The symptoms proved to be due to stenosis of the lumbar were canal, and were relieved by operative decompression.