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I had an mri and they said i hav stanosis! could that be caused from a motorcycle accident 3 months ago!?

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Dr. Timothy Trainor answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Stenosis: The condition is called (spinal) stenosis. It refers essentially to a tightening around the nerves (can be the spinal cord or the nerve roots that come from the spinal cord.) in layman's terms, this is a pinched nerve.

Answered 12/4/2012

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