Compression of the Lumbosacral Roots of the Spinal Cord by Thickened Ligamenta Flava

Towne, E. B.; Reichert, Frederick Leet

doi:10.1097/00000658-193109000-00002

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“…Elsberg [1913] attributed stenosis of the canal to hypertrophy of the ligamenta flava, an opinion which was shared by Towne and Reichert [ 1931] and Spurling [1937]. Sarpyener [1947] described the constriction of the canal in a study of Turkish children.…”

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Morphology of the Lumbar Vertebral Canal

Piera

Rodríguez

Cobos

et al. 1988

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In a series of 215 anteroposterior X-ray films, a study was made of the horizontal distance between the pedicles of each lumbar vertebra, first of all sequentially, describing the morphology adopted by the lateral limits of the canal, and secondly determining the absolute value for each level separately and in relation to the variables of sex and age. The absolute value of this distance at each level is related to the thickness of the pedicles and the width of the vertebral bodies of L3 and L4. The values obtained were tested with the appropriate statistics in each case.

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Morphology of the Lumbar Vertebral Canal

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Rodríguez

Cobos

et al. 1988

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“…Towne et al was the first to report on the need to relieve spinal stenosis caused by thickening of the LF after laminectomy surgery in 1931. He demonstrated that compression of lumbosacral nerve roots was present and was caused by thickening of the LF [3]. Laminectomy and flavectomy is a surgical procedure in which a portion of the lamina is resected.…”

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“…It is known that age, mechanical stress and physical activity play a role in the etiopathology of LFH [2][3][4][7][8][9][10]22]. Sairyo et al reported that the underlying cause of LFH is development of post-inflammatory scar tissue [18].…”

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“…Degenerative disc diseases and inflammatory changes can also reduce the diameter of the spinal canal which can eventually lead to Results: Ipsilateral ligamentum flavum with laminectomy was significantly thicker than the contralateral ligamentum flavum with laminectomy. the development of spinal stenosis symptoms by compressing the dural sac and nerve roots [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is one of the most common indications for spinal surgery in the elderly.…”

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“Thickened” ligamentum flavum caused by laminectomy

Kasim¹,

Tosun

Kasim³

et al. 2015

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

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“…Lumber spinal canal stenosis is the most common spinal disorder in elderly patients causing low back pain, leg pain and paresis [1]. As LF covers most of the postero lateral part of lumber spinal canal, hypertrophy of the LF is considered an important causative factor in the development of lumbar spinal stenosis, leading to compression of the dural sac and roots and significantly contributes to low back pain and sciatica [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. Measurement of the thickness of LF in the lumbar segments was taken because in the lumbar segments, hypertrophic facets and thickened ligamenta flava are the most common offending structures for narrowing of spinal canal [13].…”

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