Assiut University

Lumbar spine stenosis (LSS) is a narrowing of the spinal canal compressing the nerves traveling through the lower back into the legs. Narrowing can be localized at the central canal, lateral recess and neural foramina. LSS is common in elderly and obese patients. Disc degeneration, ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, facet hypertrophy and bone osteophytes are the main factors for the spinal canal ... ................
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