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A member asked:
If the spinal canal is reduced between 10mm and 13mm in neutral position and in flexion the spinal cord is anteriorly displaced with csf room posteriorly - could this cause myelopathy symptoms. no compressed but maybe abutment of cord. ?
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Stenosis: Myelopathy is a disease or disturbance of spinal chord. Common for compression to cause the problem, but on imaging you see the compression. Common causes would be disc, burst fracture, arthritic spur. Medical problems such as diabetes, radiation or cancer can cause myelopathy.
Answered 12/14/2019
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