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It is radicular pain and/or radiculopathy because of narrowing of the spinal canal and compression of the nerve roots. It may be congenital (achondroplasia, spondylolisthesis, mucopolysaccharidosis) or acquired (degeneration, Paget’s disease, acromegaly). The most common reason is degeneration of the elements of the vertebral column. It is further classified into central canal stenosis (area <1.5 cm2), lateral stenosis (nerve root canal) and stenosis of the intervertebral foramen.
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Gupta, R. (2014). Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. In: Pain Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55061-4_45
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