Evaluation of foraminal cross-sectional area in lumbar spondylolisthesis using kinematic MRI.

Permsak PaholpakAlexander NazarethYusuf A KhanSameer U KhanFaisal AnsariKoji TamaiZorica BuserJeffrey C Wang

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2018)

FA in the degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis group was smaller than in the control group. There was no difference in FA in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis group from neutral to flexion, only from neutral to extension. Patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis have a higher chance of developing foraminal stenosis.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
cross sectional
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
upper limb