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In 1900, Sachs and Fraenkel (1) described the diagnosis and treatment of lateral recess stenosis as an entity. Epstein et al. (2) further clarified it as a distinct clinical entity. The availability of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging in recent years has facilitated visualization of the content of the lateral recess and diagnosis of this pathological condition (Xi146-1|Fig.1)
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Kambin, P. (2005). Lateral Recess Stenosis of Lumbar Spine Foraminoplasty. In: Kambin, P. (eds) Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-904-4:145
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