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Post-traumatic spinal stenosis

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A normal width of the peridural intracanal spinal space has been described as necessary for normal neural tissue mobility. This virtual functional space, called spinal reserve capacity (SRC) is measurable with the aid of computerized tomography. Aging and various lumbar pathological conditions have been described as leading to attenuation or obliteration of this reserve capacity, a phenomenon essential for a symptomatic lumbar canal stenosis. This article discusses delayed, post-traumatic obliteration of the SRC, and its symptoms and signs are illustrated with ten case histories.

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Es wird über die Möglichkeit berichtet, mit Hilfe der Computertomographie die Spinale Reserve Kapazität (S. R. C.) zu bestimmen. Die Einengung bzw. der Verschluß dieses funktionellen Raumes z. B. durch posttraumatische Zustände korreliert mit der klinischen Symptomatik. Dieses wird demonstriert an Hand der Analyse von 10 Patienten mit Wirbelkörperbrüchen.

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  1. Marrickville District Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital, 149 Macquarie Street, 2000, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Weisz, G.M. Post-traumatic spinal stenosis. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 106, 57–60 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435654

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