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Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
effacement at the nerve ... effacement at the nerve ... Spine #Report #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Lumbar Central Canal ... Stenosis Grading ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Lumbar Central Canal ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Central #Foraminal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
of fat and/or nerve ... Report #Grading #Classification ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
disc herniation (central ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... damage to sacral nerves ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... etc) • Spinal stenosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... Differential Diagnosis ... Multilevel lumbar stenosis ... Imaging studies: • MRI
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
adverse events or complications ... from anesthesia ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis