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The paradoxical relationship between ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and developmental lumbar spinal stenosis

BACKGROUND: Ligamentum flavum (LF) hypertrophy is a common cause of lumbar spinal stenosis and is thought to be degeneration-driven. Developmental spinal stenosis (DSS) is characterized by pre-existing narrowed spinal canals and is likely a developmental problem that occurs in childhood. In these ca...

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Autores principales: Cheung, Prudence Wing Hang, Tam, Vivian, Leung, Victor Yu Leong, Samartzis, Dino, Cheung, Kenneth Man-Chee, Luk, Keith Dip-Kei, Cheung, Jason Pui Yin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13013-016-0088-5