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Spinal stenosis x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of spinal stenosis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of spinal stenosis include: Narrowed spinal canal, short pedicles of vertebraes, spondylophytes, osteoarthritis of spinal canal.
X Ray
X Ray
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of spinal stenosis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of spinal stenosis include:
- Narrowed spinal canal[1][2]
- Short pedicles of vertebraes[1][2]
- Spondylophytes[3]
- Osteoarthritis of spinal canal[4]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cheung JPY, Ng KKM, Cheung PWH, Samartzis D, Cheung KMC (2017). “Radiographic indices for lumbar developmental spinal stenosis”. Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 12: 3. doi:10.1186/s13013-017-0113-3. PMC 5317052. PMID 28239663.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Li KY, Xie PB (2009). “[Imaging diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis]”. Zhongguo Gu Shang. 22 (10): 747–8. PMID 19902749.
- ↑ Meyer F, Börm W, Thomé C (2008). “Degenerative cervical spinal stenosis: current strategies in diagnosis and treatment”. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 105 (20): 366–72. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2008.0366. PMC 2696878. PMID 19626174.
- ↑ Gellhorn AC, Katz JN, Suri P (2013). “Osteoarthritis of the spine: the facet joints”. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 9 (4): 216–24. doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2012.199. PMC 4012322. PMID 23147891.
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