Classification of Stenoses

  • Vincenzo Denaro
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Abstract

The clinical consequences of cervical stenosis have been defined as those in which myeloradicular disease results from an imbalance between the myelomeningeal structure constituting the contents of the canal and their container, i.e., the cervical canal and all its constituents. This imbalance can result from either kinetic (functional) or organic disease. This difference in patho- genesis may be used to distinguish between organic and nonorganic or functional stenosis.

Keywords

Cervical Spine Vertebral Body Intervertebral Disk Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Cervical Myelopathy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Vincenzo Denaro
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  1. 1.Catania University, ItalyCataniaItaly

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