The Narrow Lumbar Canal

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Radiology of the Narrow Lumbar Canal

   • E. Babin

   Pages 1-10

3. Plain X-Ray Diagnosis of Developmental Narrow Lumbar Canal

   • J. Roulleau, J. Guillaume

   Pages 11-21

4. Interapophysolaminar Spaces (IALS) of the Lumbar Spine and Their Utility in the Diagnosis of Narrow Lumbar Canal

   • M. Vouge

   Pages 23-25

5. Myelographic Signs of Narrow Lumbar Canal

   • P. Capesius

   Pages 27-37

6. Gas Myelography in Verbiest’s Developmental Spinal Canal Stenosis

   • M. Megret, C. Marsault

   Pages 39-58

7. Phlebographic Signs of the Narrow Lumbar Canal

   • H. Ammerich, F. Quintana

   Pages 59-64

8. Narrow Lumbar Canal by Postoperative Epidural Lesions

   • J. Roland, L. Picard, P. Blanchot, J. C. Guyonnaud, G. L’Esperance, A. De Ker Saint Gilly

   Pages 65-74

9. Spinal Phlebography in the Stenosis of the Lumbar Canal

   • J. Théron

   Pages 75-82

10. Computerized Tomography in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    • D. Balériaux-Waha, M. Soeur, T. Stadnik, M. Dupont, L. Jeanmart

    Pages 83-90

11. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    • J. Cauchoix, V. Chassaing, M. Benoist, J. L. Briard

    Pages 91-103

12. Narrow Radicular Canal

    • F. Buchheit, D. Maitrot, L. Middleton, S. Gusmao

    Pages 105-113

13. Stenosis of the Bony Lumbar Vertebral Canal

    • H. Verbiest

    Pages 115-146

14. Cheirolumbar Dysostosis: Developmental Brachycheiry and Narrowness of the Lumbar Canal

    • A. Wackenheim

    Pages 147-155

15. Back Matter

    Pages 157-170

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It is amazing to discover how little importance has been attached to narrow lumbar canal syndromes up to now. Though H. VERBIEST gave a very accurate description in 1949, the neurologist's and neurosurgeon's preoccupations were mainly focused on discal pathology, disregarding the problem of an exclusively bony origin in canalar stenosis. A. WACKENHEIM and E. BABIN have the merit of becoming aware of the impor­ tance and originality of this problem; they organized in the beautiful surround­ ings of the Bischenberg near Strasbourg, a postgraduate course, in which the most eminent European specialists in this field participated. I am very honored to have been asked to write the introduction to this mono­ graphy, which contains all the studies reported and commented on during this meeting. Before considering the problem from the various radiologic points of view, it is in my opinion indispensable to define the term "stenosis." We could not do so more accurately than by assuming the definition proposed by A. WACKENHEIM and E. BABIN and unanimously confirmed by all those who attented the session.

• Lendenwirbelsäulenerkrankung
• Rückenmarkschirurgie
• Wirbelsäulenerkrankung
• medizinische Radiologie
• spinal cord
• spine
• surgery
• vertebral column

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Strasbourg Cedex, France

  Auguste Wackenheim

• Service de Neuroradiologie et Radiologie Pediatrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Strasbourg Cedex, France

  Elisabeth Babin

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