Review article

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Lateral Recess Syndrome

Goran Bajek ; Clinics for neurosurgery, Clinical hospital centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Snježana Bajek ; Department of anatomy, Faculty of medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Tea Schnurrer–Luke Vrbanić ; Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Clinical hospital centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Marina Nikolić ; Department of anatomy, Faculty of medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Abstract

Low back pain is one of the most common diseases and oft en transforms to ischialgic form which can be caused by herniated disc and lateral recess stenosis. The lateral recess stenosis is a common form of degenerati ve spinal stenosis which can occur either alone
or in combinati on with central stenosis. Lateral recess syndrome is a disease which oft en remains unrecognized and treatment conservati ve. Well taken anamnestic data together with diagnostic neuroradiologic methods will help distinguish the syndrome of lateral
recess from other similar diseases. The use of microsurgical and minimally invasive operating techniques as well as the ability to perform surgery in the spinal block, enables successful treatment of elderly pati ents. At the ti me treated, the lateral recesuss syndrome
can be successfully cured and the quality of life improved.

Keywords

lateral recess; low back pain; spinal stenosis

Hrčak ID:

53160

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/53160

Publication date:

7.6.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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