Increased intraoperative epidural pressure in lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a positive nerve root sedimentation sign

Purpose: The sedimentation sign (SedSign) has been shown to discriminate well between selected patients with and without lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The purpose of this study was to compare the pressure values associated with LSS versus non-LSS and discuss whether a positive SedSign may be related...

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Main Authors: Barz, T., Melloh, Markus, Staub, L., Lord, S., Lange, J., Merk, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Verlag 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43896