Lumbar Spine Pathology Congenital Stenosis malpractice videos. Uses superior and sagittal cross-section views to compare a normal and a congenitally stenosed spinal canal. Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal and the nerve root exits (lateral recesses). Stenosis leading to central compression of the spinal cord can damage the cord (myelopathy). Stenosis is often exacerbated by movement. Compression of the nerve roots at the bottom of the spinal cord (cauda equina) can cause a cauda equina syndrome. Compression of the nerve root as it leaves the spinal canal through the lateral recess and then the intervertebral foramen (foraminal stenosis), can cause nerve root symptoms and damage (radiculopathy).
Primary spinal stenosis can be caused by
congenital malformations (incomplete vertebral arch closure (spinal dysraphism), segmentation failure, achondroplasia, osteopetrosis) or
developmental flaws.
Lumbar Spine Pathology Congenital Stenosis malpractice videos.