Cauda equina redundant nerve roots are associated to the degree of spinal stenosis and to spondylolisthesis

To evaluate the association of redundant nerve roots of cauda equina (RNRCE) with the degree of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and with spondylolisthesis. Method After Institutional Board approval, 171 consecutive patients were retrospectively enrolled, 105 LSS patients and 66 patients without stenos...

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Main Authors: Leonor Garbin Savarese, Geraldo Dias Ferreira-Neto, Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero, Helton Luiz Aparecido Defino, Marcello H. Nogueira-Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014001000782&lng=en&tlng=en