Spinal stenosis at the cervical level: clinic, diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

The article analyzes in detail the modern data on spinal canal stenosis in the cervical spine. The cause of its development may be various degenerative changes in the cervical spine that affect one or more anatomical structures, including vertebrae, intervertebral discs, joints and ligaments of the spine. The clinical forms are considered and the available data on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cervical spinal stenosis are analyzed. The differential diagnosis of cervical myelopathy is complex, but a detailed clinical analysis, the use of modern neuroimaging methods make it possible to make a nosological diagnosis, assess the severity of the lesion, choose the appropriate therapy, the scope of surgical treatment and determine the prognosis of the disease. The differentiated nature of surgical decompression operations makes it possible to achieve the best results of neurological recovery of patients and compliance with the principles of minimal invasiveness.