The nerve root sedimentation sign in diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis.

Conclusion The nerve root sedimentation is a useful tool for identification of patients with both severe clinical and morphological lumbar spinal stenosis; however, its performance in the diagnosis of patients with moderate morphological spinal stenosis is poor.
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Source: Acta Radiologica - October 3, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Piechota M, Król R, Elias DA, Wawrzynek W, Lekstan A Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research