Thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum (TOLF) is a common cause of progressive thoracic myelopathy. Surgical decompression is commonly used to treat TOLF. To evaluate the clinical outcomes of ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is any narrowing in the lumbar spinal canal or lateral recess. It can be developmental, congenital, or acquired. This article discusses acquired degenerative lumbar spinal ...

A 68-year-old man with Parkinson's disease and impaired ambulation reported back pain without any traumatic episode. At presentation, he had a 10-year history of Parkinson's disease. With treatment ...

A variety of surgical procedures have been introduced to treat patients with thoracic myelopathy (TM) caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF). However, they are accompanied by ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and who does it affect? Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative, age-related narrowing of the lower spinal canal that causes pressure on the nerves, leading ...

Over the course of 18 years, Carol Thompson’s back pain had become so intense and unrelenting that her doctor thought it was at least partly psychosomatic. “It radiated from about 3 inches below my ...