Patient demographics and MRI-based measurements predict redundant nerve roots in lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective database cohort comparison

BACKGROUND: Up to 40% of patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) show evidence of redundant nerve roots (RNR) of the cauda equina on their magnetic resonance images (MRI). The etiology of RNR is still unclear. Preoperative evidence of RNR is associated with a worse postsurgical outcome....

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Autores principales: Papavero, Luca, Marques, Carlos J., Lohmann, Jens, Fitting, Thies
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6303950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30579338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2364-4

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