An MRI scan revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5, as well as a herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 (Figs 11, 12). DC underwent a L3-L5 decompressive laminectomy ...
Cauda equina syndrome is caused by any large space-occupying mass, such as a large central HNP, located in the spinal canal at the level of the cauda equina. The cauda equina is the lumbar and ...
We measured the BMD (bone mineral density) total body (g/cm 2), BMC (bone mineral content) total body (g) and BMD lumbar spine L1-L4 (g/cm 2). The values of the hologic DEXA scan were standardised ...