Cervical and lumbar spinal canal stenosis

Abstract

Spinal canal stenosis is a degenerative disease of the spine specifi callyrelated to human ageing as its cause. This is a degenerative diseaseof intervertebral discs and arthrosis of the spinal posterior articularfacets with subsequent stenosis of the spinal canal. As peopleare getting old health-related problems are increasing, includingdegenerative diseases of the spinal column. Physicians have to beable to deal with those problems, including clinical features, diagnosisand treatment and this is the goal of this review.

Keywords

• Spinal stenosis
• Spine/pathology
• Osteoarthritis
• Nerve crush