tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68706740618415194222024-02-20T03:02:00.919-08:00Spinal Stenosispancsodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02662584668454990789noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870674061841519422.post-9359882461045016312007-06-17T17:50:00.000-07:002008-02-17T19:15:32.548-08:00Spinal Stenosis<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Spinal stenosis<br /></span></strong>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Classification & external resources</span></strong><br /><a title="ICD" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD">ICD</a>-<a class="mw-redirect" title="List of ICD-10 codes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-10_codes">10</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="ICD-10 Chapter M" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_M">M</a><a class="external text" title="http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gm45.htm+m480" href="http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gm45.htm+m480" rel="nofollow">48.0</a><br /><a title="ICD" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD">ICD</a>-<a title="List of ICD-9 codes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes">9</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=" href="http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=723" rel="nofollow">723</a>-<a class="external text" title="http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=" href="http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=724" rel="nofollow">724</a><br /><br />Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves. This is usually due to the natural process of spinal degeneration that occurs with aging. It can also sometimes be caused by spinal disc herniation, osteoporosis, or a tumour. Spinal stenosis may affect the cervical spine, the lumbar spine or both. Lumbar spinal stenosis results in low back pain as well as pain or abnormal sensations in the legs.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Cervical spinal stenosis</span></strong><br />The main causes of cervical spinal stenosis (CSS) include cervical spondylosis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), or calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.<br />CSS is more common in males than females, and is mainly found in the 40-60 year age group.<br /><br /><strong>Signs</strong> of CSS include spastic gait; upper extremity numbness; upper extremity, lower extremity weakness or both; radicular pain in the upper limb; sphincter disturbances; muscle wasting; sensory deficits; and reflex abnormalities.<br /><a id="Diagnosis" name="Diagnosis"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Diagnosis</span></strong><br />The best diagnostic and investigative tool is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while computed tomograghy (CT) is somewhat useful if MRI is unavailable. However, spinal stenosis can be found in asymptomatic patients.<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_note-pmid3588931">[1]</a><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_note-pmid2398088">[2]</a><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_note-pmid16129249">[3]</a><br /><a id="Treatment" name="Treatment"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Treatment</span></strong><br />If the problem is mild, treatment may be as simple as physical therapy and the use of a cervical collar. If severe, treatments include laminectomy, hemilaminectomy, or decompression.<br /><a id="Lumbar_spinal_stenosis" name="Lumbar_spinal_stenosis"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Lumbar spinal stenosis</span></strong><br />The main causes of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) include hypertrophy of the facet joints or osteoarthritis; spondylolisthesis; diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH); and degenerative disc disease.<br /><br />Usually, this condition occurs after the age of 50, and both genders are equally affected.<br />Signs of LSS include neurogenic intermittent claudication that causes leg pain, weakness, tingling and loss of deep tendon reflexes. Many of these leg symptoms are referred to as sciatica. Low back pain may or may not be present. With lumbar spinal stenosis, the patient's pain usually is worse while walking and will feel better after sitting down. The patient is usually more comfortable while leaning forward, such as walking while leaning on a shopping cart. On the other hand, pain is worse with extension of the back at the hips, which is why patients prefer to lean forward or to sit down, as these actions flex the body at the hip. This is also why patients complain of increased pain walking downhill as opposed to uphill.<br /><a id="Diagnosis_2" name="Diagnosis_2"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Diagnosis</span></strong><br />As with CSS, MRI is the best imaging procedure, though unlike with CSS, CT may be somewhat useful, and can be used if MRI is unavailable.<br /><a id="Treatment_2" name="Treatment_2"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Treatment</span></strong><br />Treatment includes weight loss, and activity modification, such as using a walker to promote a certain posture. Epidural steroid injections may also help relieve the leg pain.<br />If the symptoms are more severe, a laminectomy or foraminotomy may be indicated to take pressure off the spinal nerve.<br /><a id="Surgical_laminectomy" name="Surgical_laminectomy"></a><br /><strong>Surgical laminectomy</strong><br />Regarding indications for laminectomy, a complicated, nonrandomized analysis of a randomized controlled trial of laminectomy<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_note-pmid17538085">[4]</a>, in patients with:<br /><br />"neurogenic claudication or radicular leg pain with associated neurologic signs, spinal stenosis shown on cross-sectional imaging, and degenerative spondylolisthesis shown on lateral radiographs obtained with the patient in a standing position. The patients had had persistent symptoms for at least 12 weeks and had been confirmed as surgical candidates by their physicians. Patients with adjacent levels of stenosis were eligible; patients with spondylolysis and isthmic spondylolisthesis were not."<br /><br />found that patients:<br />"treated surgically showed substantially greater improvement in pain and function during a period of 2 years than patients treated nonsurgically."<br /><a id="New_surgical_developments" name="New_surgical_developments"></a><br /><strong>New surgical developments</strong><br />Recent developments include several new implants used in surgery to treat the symptoms of spinal stenosis, while preserving as much normal motion in the spine as possible. The only FDA approved non-fusion treatment is the X STOP, by St. Francis Medical Techologies, Inc. which works via indirect decompression, called Interspinous Process Decompression <a class="external autonumber" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspinous_Process_Decompression" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspinous_Process_Decompression" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>(IPD) Some other IPD technologies that are still being studied include the Wallis implant, <a class="external text" title="http://us.abbottspine.com/index.php?pid=" href="http://us.abbottspine.com/index.php?pid=44" rel="nofollow">by Aboott Spine</a> , the DIAM <a class="external text" title="http://www.medtronic.com/" href="http://www.medtronic.com/" rel="nofollow">by Medtronic</a> and the Coflex by <a class="external text" title="http://www.paradigm-spine.de/web/wirbelkanal.php" href="http://www.paradigm-spine.de/web/wirbelkanal.php" rel="nofollow">Paradigm Spine</a>, .<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_note-Stromquist">[5]</a> Other implant systems being studied include the Dynesys <a class="external text" title="http://www.zimmer.com/z/ctl/op/global/action/1/id/9163/template/PC/prcat/P6/prod/y" href="http://www.zimmer.com/z/ctl/op/global/action/1/id/9163/template/PC/prcat/P6/prod/y" rel="nofollow">by Zimmer</a>, the Stabilimax <a class="external text" title="http://www.appliedspine.com/" href="http://www.appliedspine.com/" rel="nofollow">by Applied Spine</a>, the TFAS <a class="external text" title="http://www.archusorthopedics.com/" href="http://www.archusorthopedics.com/" rel="nofollow">by Archus Orthopedics</a> and the Anatomic Facet Replacement System, <a class="external text" title="http://www.stenosisrelief.com/pages/aboutafrs.htm" href="http://www.stenosisrelief.com/pages/aboutafrs.htm" rel="nofollow">by Facet Solutions</a>.<br /><br />One recent implant system that was being studied in the US reportedly has problems that ended its enrollment, the TOPS implant <a class="external text" title="http://www.impliant.com" href="http://www.impliant.com/" rel="nofollow">by Impliant.</a> This was reported <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/impliant-deepens-elron-loss/story.aspx?guid=" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/impliant-deepens-elron-loss/story.aspx?guid=%7BD0A6748D-9F78-4155-90D2-13BD50783D0C%7D" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>by an investor in Impliant, <a class="external text" title="http://www.elron.com/default.asp?PageId=" href="http://www.elron.com/default.asp?PageId=0" rel="nofollow">Elron Ltd.</a><br /><br />Also recently, <a class="external text" title="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=" href="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:g71FsSBs9joJ:www.sofamordanek.com/spineline/physician/agileguide.pdf+CD+Agile+spine&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow" hl="en&ct=" client="firefox-a" cd="1&gl=">Medtronic's</a> non-fusion implant was recalled officially in the United Kingdom <a class="external autonumber" title="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=" href="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:mNI1si-aw6QJ:www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg%3FIdcService%3DGET_FILE%26dDocName%3DCON2033507%26RevisionSelectionMethod%3DLatestReleased+Medtronic+Agile+recall&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow" hl="en&ct=" client="firefox-a" cd="1&gl=">[3]</a>, though in the US the device has been withdrawn from surgeons but MDT has not issued a recall, probably due to the way inventory is handled rather than a difference in the product sold in the US vs. the UK.<br /><a id="External_links" name="External_links"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">External links</span></strong><br /><a class="external text" title="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=" href="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:g71FsSBs9joJ:www.sofamordanek.com/spineline/physician/agileguide.pdf+CD+Agile+spine&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow" hl="en&ct=" client="firefox-a" cd="1&gl=">Spinal Stenosis.org</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.ascent-oxford.kramesonline.com/HealthSheets/3,S,84755" href="http://www.ascent-oxford.kramesonline.com/HealthSheets/3,S,84755" rel="nofollow">Spinal Stenosis - Information for Patients</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article244.html" href="http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article244.html" rel="nofollow">Lumbar Spinal Stenosis</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article334.html" href="http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article334.html" rel="nofollow">Cervical Disorders - Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniation</a><br /><a id="References" name="References"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">References</span></strong><br /><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_ref-pmid3588931_0">^</a> Teresi LM, Lufkin RB, Reicher MA, et al (1987). "Asymptomatic degenerative disk disease and spondylosis of the cervical spine: MR imaging". Radiology 164 (1): 83-8. <a class="external" title="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3588931" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3588931">PMID 3588931</a>.<br /><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_ref-pmid2398088_0">^</a> Boden SD, McCowin PR, Davis DO, Dina TS, Mark AS, Wiesel S (1990). "Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 72 (8): 1178-84. <a class="external" title="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2398088" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2398088">PMID 2398088</a>.<br /><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_ref-pmid16129249_0">^</a> Ernst CW, Stadnik TW, Peeters E, Breucq C, Osteaux MJ (2005). "Prevalence of annular tears and disc herniations on MR images of the cervical spine in symptom free volunteers". European journal of radiology 55 (3): 409-14. <a title="Digital object identifier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier">doi</a>:<a class="external text" title="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.11.003" href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.11.003" rel="nofollow">10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.11.003</a>. <a class="external" title="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16129249" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16129249">PMID 16129249</a>.<br /><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_ref-pmid17538085_0">^</a> Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, et al (2007). "Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis". N. Engl. J. Med. 356 (22): 2257-70. <a title="Digital object identifier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier">doi</a>:<a class="external text" title="http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa070302" href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa070302" rel="nofollow">10.1056/NEJMoa070302</a>. <a class="external" title="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17538085" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17538085">PMID 17538085</a>.<br /><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis#_ref-Stromquist_0">^</a> B. 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<a title="Polymyositis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymyositis">Polymyositis</a> - <a title="Scleroderma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleroderma">Scleroderma</a> - <a title="Sjögren's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B6gren%27s_syndrome">Sjögren's syndrome</a> - <a title="Behçet's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beh%C3%A7et%27s_disease">Behçet's disease</a> - <a title="Polymyalgia rheumatica" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymyalgia_rheumatica">Polymyalgia rheumatica</a> - <a title="Eosinophilic fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilic_fasciitis">Eosinophilic fasciitis</a> - <a title="Hypermobility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobility">Hypermobility</a><br /><a title="Dorsopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsopathy">Dorsopathies</a><br /><a title="Kyphosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphosis">Kyphosis</a> - <a title="Lordosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordosis">Lordosis</a> - <a title="Scoliosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis">Scoliosis</a> - <a title="Scheuermann's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheuermann%27s_disease">Scheuermann's disease</a> - <a title="Spondylolysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolysis">Spondylolysis</a> - <a title="Torticollis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torticollis">Torticollis</a> - <a title="Spondylolisthesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolisthesis">Spondylolisthesis</a> - <a title="Spondylopathies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylopathies">Spondylopathies</a> (<a title="Ankylosing spondylitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosing_spondylitis">Ankylosing spondylitis</a>, <a title="Spondylosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylosis">Spondylosis</a>, Spinal stenosis) - <a title="Schmorl's nodes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmorl%27s_nodes">Schmorl's nodes</a> - <a title="Degenerative disc disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease">Degenerative disc disease</a> - <a title="Coccydynia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccydynia">Coccydynia</a> - <a title="Back pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_pain">Back pain</a> (<a title="Radiculopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiculopathy">Radiculopathy</a>, <a title="Neck pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_pain">Neck pain</a>, <a title="Sciatica" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciatica">Sciatica</a>, <a title="Low back pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_back_pain">Low back pain</a>)<br /><a title="Soft tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_tissue">Soft tissue</a> disorders<br /><a title="Muscle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle">muscle</a>: <a title="Myositis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myositis">Myositis</a> - <a title="Myositis ossificans" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myositis_ossificans">Myositis ossificans</a> (<a title="Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva">Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva</a>)<br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Synovium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovium">synovium</a> and <a title="Tendon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendon">tendon</a>: <a title="Synovitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovitis">Synovitis</a>/<a title="Tenosynovitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenosynovitis">Tenosynovitis</a> (<a title="Calcific tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcific_tendinitis">Calcific tendinitis</a>, <a title="Stenosing tenosynovitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenosing_tenosynovitis">Stenosing tenosynovitis</a>, <a title="Trigger finger" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_finger">Trigger finger</a>, <a title="DeQuervain's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeQuervain%27s_syndrome">DeQuervain's syndrome</a>) - <a class="mw-redirect" title="Irritable hip" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_hip">Irritable hip</a> - <a title="Ganglion cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst">Ganglion cyst</a><br /><a title="Bursa (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursa_%28anatomy%29">bursa</a>: <a title="Bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursitis">bursitis</a> (<a title="Olecranon bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olecranon_bursitis">Olecranon</a>, <a title="Prepatellar bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepatellar_bursitis">Prepatellar</a>, <a title="Trochanteric bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochanteric_bursitis">Trochanteric</a>) - <a title="Baker's cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker%27s_cyst">Baker's cyst</a><br />fibroblastic disorders (<a title="Dupuytren's contracture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contracture">Dupuytren's contracture</a>, <a title="Plantar fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis">Plantar fasciitis</a>, <a title="Nodular fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodular_fasciitis">Nodular fasciitis</a>, <a title="Necrotizing fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis">Necrotizing fasciitis</a>, <a title="Fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciitis">Fasciitis</a>, <a title="Fibromatosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromatosis">Fibromatosis</a>)<br />shoulder lesions: <a title="Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive_capsulitis_of_shoulder">Adhesive capsulitis</a> - <a title="Rotator cuff tear" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotator_cuff_tear">Rotator cuff tear</a> - <a title="Subacromial bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacromial_bursitis">Subacromial bursitis</a><br /><a title="Enthesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthesis">enthesis</a>: <a title="Enthesopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthesopathy">enthesopathies</a> (<a title="Iliotibial band syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome">Iliotibial band syndrome</a>, <a title="Achilles tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_tendinitis">Achilles tendinitis</a>, <a title="Patellar tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patellar_tendinitis">Patellar tendinitis</a>, <a title="Golfer's elbow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfer%27s_elbow">Golfer's elbow</a>, <a title="Tennis elbow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_elbow">Tennis elbow</a>, <a title="Metatarsalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metatarsalgia">Metatarsalgia</a>, <a title="Bone spur" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_spur">Bone spur</a>, <a title="Tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinitis">Tendinitis</a>)other, NEC: <a title="Muscle weakness" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_weakness">Muscle weakness</a> - <a title="Rheumatism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatism">Rheumatism</a> - <a title="Myalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myalgia">Myalgia</a> - <a title="Neuralgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralgia">Neuralgia</a> - <a title="Neuritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuritis">Neuritis</a> - <a title="Panniculitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panniculitis">Panniculitis</a> - <a title="Fibromyalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia">Fibromyalgia</a><br /><a title="Bone disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_disease">Osteopathies</a><br />disorders of bone density and structure: <a title="Osteoporosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis">Osteoporosis</a> - <a title="Osteomalacia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomalacia">Osteomalacia</a> - continuity of bone (<a title="Pseudarthrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudarthrosis">Pseudarthrosis</a>, <a title="Stress fracture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fracture">Stress fracture</a>) - <a title="Monostotic fibrous dysplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monostotic_fibrous_dysplasia">Monostotic fibrous dysplasia</a> - <a title="Skeletal fluorosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_fluorosis">Skeletal fluorosis</a> - <a title="Aneurysmal bone cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneurysmal_bone_cyst">Aneurysmal bone cyst</a> - <a title="Hyperostosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperostosis">Hyperostosis</a> - <a title="Osteosclerosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteosclerosis">Osteosclerosis</a><a title="Osteomyelitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomyelitis">Osteomyelitis</a> - <a title="Avascular necrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avascular_necrosis">Avascular necrosis</a> - <a title="Paget's disease of bone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paget%27s_disease_of_bone">Paget's disease of bone</a> - <a title="Complex regional pain syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_regional_pain_syndrome">Algoneurodystrophy</a> - <a title="Osteolysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteolysis">Osteolysis</a> - <a title="Infantile cortical hyperostosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantile_cortical_hyperostosis">Infantile cortical hyperostosis</a><br /><a title="Chondropathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondropathy">Chondropathies</a><br /><a title="Osteochondrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondrosis">Juvenile osteochondrosis</a> (<a title="Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legg-Calv%C3%A9-Perthes_syndrome">Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome</a>, <a title="Osgood-Schlatter disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood-Schlatter_disease">Osgood-Schlatter disease</a>, <a title="Köhler disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6hler_disease">Köhler disease</a>, <a title="Sever's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sever%27s_disease">Sever's disease</a>) - <a title="Osteochondritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondritis">Osteochondritis</a> - <a title="Tietze's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietze%27s_syndrome">Tietze's syndrome</a><br />See also <a title="Template:Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Congenital_malformations_and_deformations_of_musculoskeletal_system">congenital</a> conditions (<a class="mw-redirect" title="ICD-10 Chapter Q" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_Q#.28Q65-Q79.29_musculoskeletal_system">Q65-Q79</a>, <a title="List of ICD-9 codes 740-759: Congenital anomalies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes_740-759:_Congenital_anomalies#musculoskeletal_system">754-756</a>)<br />Retrieved from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis</a>"<br /><a title="Special:Categories" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <a title="Category:Skeletal disorders" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Skeletal_disorders">Skeletal disorders</a><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Degenerative disc disease</span></strong><br />From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Classification & external resources<br /></span></strong><a title="ICD" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD">ICD</a>-<a title="List of ICD-9 codes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes">9</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=" href="http://www.icd9data.com/getICD9Code.ashx?icd9=722.6" rel="nofollow">722.6</a><br /><a title="Diseases Database" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_Database">DiseasesDB</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/ddb6861.htm" href="http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/ddb6861.htm" rel="nofollow">6861</a><br /><br />Degeneration of the intervertebral disc, which is often called "degenerative disc disease" (DDD) of the spine,DDD is in fact a condition that can be painful and can greatly affect the quality of one's life. While disc degeneration is a normal part of aging and for most people is not a problem, for certain individuals a degenerated disc can cause severe constant chronic pain.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Causes<br /></span></strong>Trauma micro or macro as a simple lifting accident is the most common cause of disc degeneration. After trauma the discs in the spine dehydrate, or dry out, and lose their ability to act as shock absorbers between the vertebrae. There is minimal blood supply to the discs so they lack the ability to heal or repair themselves.<br /><a id="Symptoms" name="Symptoms"></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Symptoms<br /></strong></span>With symptomatic degenerative disc disease, chronic low back pain sometimes radiates to the hips, or there is an aching pain in the buttocks or thighs while walking; sporadic tingling or weakness through the knees may also be evident. Similar pain may be felt or may increase while sitting, bending, lifting, and twisting.<br /><a id="Understanding_disc_pain" name="Understanding_disc_pain"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Understanding disc pain<br /></span></strong>After an injury, some discs become painful because of inflammation. Some people have nerve endings that penetrate more deeply into the annulus fibrosus, or outer layer of the disc, than others, making the disc more susceptible to becoming a source of pain. The scientific community have the opinion that the healing process involved in the repair of trauma to the outer annulous results in the innervation of the resultant scar tissue, and subsequent pain in the disc, as these nerves become inflamed by nucleous pulposus material. Degenerative disc disease can lead to a chronic debilitating condition and can have a serious negative impact on a person's quality of life. When pain from degenerative disc disease is severe, traditional nonoperative treatment is often ineffective.<br /><a id="Treatment_options" name="Treatment_options"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Treatment options<br /></span></strong>Often, degenerative disc disease can be successfully treated without surgery. One or a combination of treatments such as Physical therapy, osteopathy, anti-inflammatory medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chiropractic treatments, or spinal injections often provide adequate relief of these troubling symptoms.<br />Surgery may be recommended if the conservative treatment options do not provide relief within 2 to 3 months. If leg or back pain limits normal activity, if there is weakness or numbness in the legs, if it is difficult to walk or stand, or if medication or physical therapy are ineffective, surgery may be necessary, most often spinal fusion. There are many surgical options for the treatment of degenerative disc disease. The most common surgical treatmets include:<a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease#_note-0">[1]</a><br /><br /><ul><li>Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A procedure that reaches the cervical spine (neck) through a small incision in the front of the neck. The intervertebral disc is removed and replaced with a small plug of bone or other graft substitute, and in time, that will fuse the vertebrae.</li><li>Cervical Corpectomy: A procedure that removes a portion of the vertebra and adjacent intervertebral discs to allow for decompression of the cervical spinal cord and spinal nerves. A bone graft, and in some cases a metal plate and screws, is used to stabilize the spine.</li><li>Facetectomy: A procedure that removes a part of the facet (a bony structure in the spinal canal) to increase the space.</li><li>Foraminotomy: A procedure that enlarges the foramen (the area where the nerve roots exit the spinal canal) to increase the size of the nerve pathway. This surgery can be done alone or with a laminotomy.</li><li>Laminoplasty: A procedure that reaches the cervical spine (neck) from the back of the neck. The spinal canal is then reconstructed to make more room for the spinal cord.</li><li>Laminotomy: A procedure that removes only a small portion of the lamina (a part of the vertebra) to relieve pressure on the nerve roots.</li><li>Micro-discectomy: A procedure that removes a disc through a very small incision using a microscope.</li><li>Spinal Laminectomy: A procedure for treating spinal stenosis by relieving pressure on the spinal cord. A part of the lamina (a part of the vertebra) is removed or trimmed to widen the spinal canal and create more space for the spinal nerves.</li></ul><div align="left">New treatments are emerging that are still in the beginning clinical trial phases. Glucosamine injections are thought to offer some pain relief for degenerative discs at best, and at worst, do nothing while also not affecting more aggressive treatment options. Artificial disc replacement is viewed cautiously as a possible alternative to fusion in carefully selected patients. Adult stem cell therapies for disc regeneration are in their infancy. <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.nanospine.com/products/index.php?PHPSESSID=" href="http://www.nanospine.com/products/index.php?PHPSESSID=13fd8d33b0216d5e288186a85..." rel="nofollow">[1]</a> . Mesechymal stem cell therapy trials for knife-less fusion of vertebrae are now beginning in the US as well <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.biotechnews.com.au/index.php/id;140193681" href="http://www.biotechnews.com.au/index.php/id;140193681" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>. Gene therapy, growth factor injections, and a variety of stabilization devices are also on the horizon.<br /><a id="References" name="References"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">References</span></strong><br /><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease#_ref-0">^</a> <a class="external text" title="http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article4029.html" href="http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article4029.html" rel="nofollow">Degenerative Disc Disease - When Surgery Is Needed</a>. Retrieved on <a title="2007" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">2007</a>-<a title="June 26" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26">06-26</a>.<br /><br /><a title="Template:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Diseases_of_the_musculoskeletal_system_and_connective_tissue">v</a> • <a class="new" title="Template talk:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Diseases_of_the_musculoskeletal_system_and_connective_tissue&action=edit">d</a> • <a class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Diseases_of_the_musculoskeletal_system_and_connective_tissue&action=edit" rel="nofollow" action="edit">e</a>Diseases of the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Musculoskeletal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musculoskeletal">musculoskeletal</a> system and <a title="Connective tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connective_tissue">connective tissue</a> (<a title="ICD-10 Chapter XIII: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_XIII:_Diseases_of_the_musculoskeletal_system_and_connective_tissue">M</a>, <a title="List of ICD-9 codes 710-739: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes_710-739:_Diseases_of_the_musculoskeletal_system_and_connective_tissue">710-739</a>)<br /><a title="Arthropathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropathy">Arthropathies</a><br /><a title="Arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis">Arthritis</a> (<a title="Septic arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septic_arthritis">Septic arthritis</a>, <a title="Reactive arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_arthritis">Reactive arthritis</a>, <a title="Rheumatoid arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis">Rheumatoid arthritis</a>, <a title="Psoriatic arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoriatic_arthritis">Psoriatic arthritis</a>, <a title="Felty's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felty%27s_syndrome">Felty's syndrome</a>, <a title="Juvenile idiopathic arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_idiopathic_arthritis">Juvenile idiopathic arthritis</a>, <a title="Still's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still%27s_disease">Still's disease</a>) - crystal (<a title="Gout" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout">Gout</a>, <a title="Chondrocalcinosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrocalcinosis">Chondrocalcinosis</a>) - <a title="Osteoarthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoarthritis">Osteoarthritis</a> (<a title="Heberden's node" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heberden%27s_node">Heberden's node</a>, <a title="Bouchard's nodes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouchard%27s_nodes">Bouchard's nodes</a>)<br />acquired deformities of fingers and toes (<a title="Boutonniere deformity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutonniere_deformity">Boutonniere deformity</a>, <a title="Bunion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunion">Bunion</a>, <a title="Hallux rigidus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallux_rigidus">Hallux rigidus</a>, <a title="Hallux varus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallux_varus">Hallux varus</a>, <a title="Hammer toe" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_toe">Hammer toe</a>) - other acquired deformities of limbs (<a title="Valgus deformity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valgus_deformity">Valgus deformity</a>, <a title="Varus deformity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varus_deformity">Varus deformity</a>, <a title="Wrist drop" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_drop">Wrist drop</a>, <a title="Foot drop" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_drop">Foot drop</a>, <a title="Flat feet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_feet">Flat feet</a>, <a title="Club foot" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_foot">Club foot</a>, <a title="Unequal leg length" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unequal_leg_length">Unequal leg length</a>, <a title="Winged scapula" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_scapula">Winged scapula</a>)<br /><a title="Patella" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella">patella</a> (<a title="Luxating patella" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxating_patella">Luxating patella</a>, <a title="Chondromalacia patellae" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondromalacia_patellae">Chondromalacia patellae</a>)<a title="Protrusio acetabuli" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protrusio_acetabuli">Protrusio acetabuli</a> - <a title="Hemarthrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemarthrosis">Hemarthrosis</a> - <a title="Arthralgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthralgia">Arthralgia</a> - <a class="mw-redirect" title="Osteophyte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteophyte">Osteophyte</a><br />Systemic <a title="Connective tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connective_tissue">connectivetissue</a> disorders<br /><a title="Polyarteritis nodosa" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyarteritis_nodosa">Polyarteritis nodosa</a> - <a title="Churg-Strauss syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churg-Strauss_syndrome">Churg-Strauss syndrome</a> - <a title="Kawasaki disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease">Kawasaki disease</a> - <a title="Hypersensitivity vasculitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersensitivity_vasculitis">Hypersensitivity vasculitis</a> - <a title="Goodpasture's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodpasture%27s_syndrome">Goodpasture's syndrome</a> - <a title="Wegener's granulomatosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wegener%27s_granulomatosis">Wegener's granulomatosis</a> - <a title="Arteritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteritis">Arteritis</a> (<a title="Takayasu's arteritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takayasu%27s_arteritis">Takayasu's arteritis</a>, <a title="Temporal arteritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_arteritis">Temporal arteritis</a>) - <a title="Microscopic polyangiitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopic_polyangiitis">Microscopic polyangiitis</a> - <a title="Lupus erythematosus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus_erythematosus">Systemic lupus erythematosus</a> (<a title="Drug-induced lupus erythematosus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug-induced_lupus_erythematosus">Drug-induced</a>) - <a title="Dermatomyositis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatomyositis">Dermatomyositis</a> (<a title="Juvenile dermatomyositis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_dermatomyositis">Juvenile dermatomyositis</a>) - <a title="Polymyositis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymyositis">Polymyositis</a> - <a title="Scleroderma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleroderma">Scleroderma</a> - <a title="Sjögren's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B6gren%27s_syndrome">Sjögren's syndrome</a> - <a title="Behçet's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beh%C3%A7et%27s_disease">Behçet's disease</a> - <a title="Polymyalgia rheumatica" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymyalgia_rheumatica">Polymyalgia rheumatica</a> - <a title="Eosinophilic fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilic_fasciitis">Eosinophilic fasciitis</a> - <a title="Hypermobility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobility">Hypermobility</a><br /><a title="Dorsopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsopathy">Dorsopathies</a><br /><a title="Kyphosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphosis">Kyphosis</a> - <a title="Lordosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordosis">Lordosis</a> - <a title="Scoliosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis">Scoliosis</a> - <a title="Scheuermann's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheuermann%27s_disease">Scheuermann's disease</a> - <a title="Spondylolysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolysis">Spondylolysis</a> - <a title="Torticollis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torticollis">Torticollis</a> - <a title="Spondylolisthesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolisthesis">Spondylolisthesis</a> - <a title="Spondylopathies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylopathies">Spondylopathies</a> (<a title="Ankylosing spondylitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosing_spondylitis">Ankylosing spondylitis</a>, <a title="Spondylosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylosis">Spondylosis</a>, <a title="Spinal stenosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis">Spinal stenosis</a>) - <a title="Schmorl's nodes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmorl%27s_nodes">Schmorl's nodes</a> - Degenerative disc disease - <a title="Coccydynia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccydynia">Coccydynia</a> - <a title="Back pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_pain">Back pain</a> (<a title="Radiculopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiculopathy">Radiculopathy</a>, <a title="Neck pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck_pain">Neck pain</a>, <a title="Sciatica" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciatica">Sciatica</a>, <a title="Low back pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_back_pain">Low back pain</a>)<br /><a title="Soft tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_tissue">Soft tissue</a> disorders<br /><a title="Muscle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle">muscle</a>: <a title="Myositis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myositis">Myositis</a> - <a title="Myositis ossificans" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myositis_ossificans">Myositis ossificans</a> (<a title="Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva">Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva</a>)<br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Synovium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovium">synovium</a> and <a title="Tendon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendon">tendon</a>: <a title="Synovitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovitis">Synovitis</a>/<a title="Tenosynovitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenosynovitis">Tenosynovitis</a> (<a title="Calcific tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcific_tendinitis">Calcific tendinitis</a>, <a title="Stenosing tenosynovitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenosing_tenosynovitis">Stenosing tenosynovitis</a>, <a title="Trigger finger" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_finger">Trigger finger</a>, <a title="DeQuervain's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeQuervain%27s_syndrome">DeQuervain's syndrome</a>) - <a class="mw-redirect" title="Irritable hip" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_hip">Irritable hip</a> - <a title="Ganglion cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst">Ganglion cyst</a><br /><a title="Bursa (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursa_%28anatomy%29">bursa</a>: <a title="Bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursitis">bursitis</a> (<a title="Olecranon bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olecranon_bursitis">Olecranon</a>, <a title="Prepatellar bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepatellar_bursitis">Prepatellar</a>, <a title="Trochanteric bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochanteric_bursitis">Trochanteric</a>) - <a title="Baker's cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker%27s_cyst">Baker's cyst</a><br />fibroblastic disorders (<a title="Dupuytren's contracture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contracture">Dupuytren's contracture</a>, <a title="Plantar fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis">Plantar fasciitis</a>, <a title="Nodular fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodular_fasciitis">Nodular fasciitis</a>, <a title="Necrotizing fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis">Necrotizing fasciitis</a>, <a title="Fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciitis">Fasciitis</a>, <a title="Fibromatosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromatosis">Fibromatosis</a>)<br />shoulder lesions: <a title="Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive_capsulitis_of_shoulder">Adhesive capsulitis</a> - <a title="Rotator cuff tear" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotator_cuff_tear">Rotator cuff tear</a> - <a title="Subacromial bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subacromial_bursitis">Subacromial bursitis</a><br /><a title="Enthesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthesis">enthesis</a>: <a title="Enthesopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthesopathy">enthesopathies</a> (<a title="Iliotibial band syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome">Iliotibial band syndrome</a>, <a title="Achilles tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_tendinitis">Achilles tendinitis</a>, <a title="Patellar tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patellar_tendinitis">Patellar tendinitis</a>, <a title="Golfer's elbow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfer%27s_elbow">Golfer's elbow</a>, <a title="Tennis elbow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_elbow">Tennis elbow</a>, <a title="Metatarsalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metatarsalgia">Metatarsalgia</a>, <a title="Bone spur" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_spur">Bone spur</a>, <a title="Tendinitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinitis">Tendinitis</a>)other, NEC: <a title="Muscle weakness" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_weakness">Muscle weakness</a> - <a title="Rheumatism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatism">Rheumatism</a> - <a title="Myalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myalgia">Myalgia</a> - <a title="Neuralgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralgia">Neuralgia</a> - <a title="Neuritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuritis">Neuritis</a> - <a title="Panniculitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panniculitis">Panniculitis</a> - <a title="Fibromyalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia">Fibromyalgia</a><br /><a title="Bone disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_disease">Osteopathies</a><br />disorders of bone density and structure: <a title="Osteoporosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis">Osteoporosis</a> - <a title="Osteomalacia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomalacia">Osteomalacia</a> - continuity of bone (<a title="Pseudarthrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudarthrosis">Pseudarthrosis</a>, <a title="Stress fracture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fracture">Stress fracture</a>) - <a title="Monostotic fibrous dysplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monostotic_fibrous_dysplasia">Monostotic fibrous dysplasia</a> - <a title="Skeletal fluorosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_fluorosis">Skeletal fluorosis</a> - <a title="Aneurysmal bone cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneurysmal_bone_cyst">Aneurysmal bone cyst</a> - <a title="Hyperostosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperostosis">Hyperostosis</a> - <a title="Osteosclerosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteosclerosis">Osteosclerosis</a><a title="Osteomyelitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomyelitis">Osteomyelitis</a> - <a title="Avascular necrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avascular_necrosis">Avascular necrosis</a> - <a title="Paget's disease of bone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paget%27s_disease_of_bone">Paget's disease of bone</a> - <a title="Complex regional pain syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_regional_pain_syndrome">Algoneurodystrophy</a> - <a title="Osteolysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteolysis">Osteolysis</a> - <a title="Infantile cortical hyperostosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantile_cortical_hyperostosis">Infantile cortical hyperostosis</a><br /><a title="Chondropathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondropathy">Chondropathies</a><br /><a title="Osteochondrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondrosis">Juvenile osteochondrosis</a> (<a title="Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legg-Calv%C3%A9-Perthes_syndrome">Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome</a>, <a title="Osgood-Schlatter disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood-Schlatter_disease">Osgood-Schlatter disease</a>, <a title="Köhler disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6hler_disease">Köhler disease</a>, <a title="Sever's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sever%27s_disease">Sever's disease</a>) - <a title="Osteochondritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteochondritis">Osteochondritis</a> - <a title="Tietze's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietze%27s_syndrome">Tietze's syndrome</a><br />See also <a title="Template:Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Congenital_malformations_and_deformations_of_musculoskeletal_system">congenital</a> conditions (<a class="mw-redirect" title="ICD-10 Chapter Q" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_Q#.28Q65-Q79.29_musculoskeletal_system">Q65-Q79</a>, <a title="List of ICD-9 codes 740-759: Congenital anomalies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes_740-759:_Congenital_anomalies#musculoskeletal_system">754-756</a>)<br /><br />Retrieved from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_disc_disease</a>" </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>For information on another disease, please click on Digestive Diseases Library.<br /><br /></strong><a href="http://digestive-diseases-library.blogspot.com/"><strong>Digestive Diseases Library</a></strong><a><strong><br /></strong></div></a>pancsodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02662584668454990789noreply@blogger.com2