Pattern of lumbosacral MRI findings among adults with chronic low back pain and lumbar canal stenosis at a Neuro-surgical Hospital in South-East Nigeria

Pattern of lumbosacral MRI findings among adults with chronic low back pain and lumbar canal stenosis at a Neuro-surgical Hospital in South-East Nigeria

Background: Lumbar canal stenosis often associated with chronic low back pain describes abnormal narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal, likely resulting in compression of neural elements within the spinal canal and the lateral recesses. This study seeks to determine the proportion of cases of lumbar...

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Main Authors: Eric Okechukwu Umeh, Uzoamaka Rufina Ebubedike, Godwin Ogbole, Chika Ndubuisi, Wilfred Mezue, Samuel Ohaegbulam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Subjects:
chronic low back pain
mri
canal stenosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2015;volume=20;issue=2;spage=12;epage=18;aulast=Umeh;type=0

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