====== Cervical spinal stenosis ======

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Narrowing of the [[spinal canal]] in the [[cervical spine]]. 



[[Cervical degenerative disc disease]] is generally discussed in terms of [[cervical spondylosis]], a term which is sometimes used synonymously with [[cervical spinal stenosis]].

see also [[Tandem spinal stenosis]]

===== Etiology =====

[[Cervical spinal stenosis etiology]].

===== Clinical features =====

[[Cervical spinal stenosis clinical features]].


===== Diagnosis =====

[[Cervical spinal stenosis diagnosis]].

===== Differential diagnosis =====

[[Transverse myelitis]]

====Scales====
see [[Cervical spine stenosis scales]]

===== Complications =====

In cervical spinal stenosis, the spinal canal narrows and can squeeze and compress the [[nerve root]]s where they leave the [[spinal cord]], or it may compress or damage the spinal cord itself. 

see [[Myelopathy]].

Secondary [[syringomyelia]]

===== Treatment =====
[[Cervical spinal stenosis treatment]].

===== Case series =====

[[Cervical spinal stenosis case series]].

===== Case reports =====

A 66-year-old man presented with increasing neck and right shoulder pain for one year to Koç University Hospital. He reported a three-month history of numbness in his hands. The Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were 15 and 8, respectively. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed spinal canal stenosis at the C3-4 level secondary to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. Hemi-partial laminectomy at the C3 level, flavectomy, and bilateral decompression were performed using the right unilateral approach. The patient's complaints of symptoms considerably decreased three months later. The VAS and JOA scores were 2 and 16, respectively. This minimally invasive approach can be an alternative to classic laminectomy in patients who have radiculopathy and myelopathy due to posterior origin spinal stenosis in order to safely resolve pain and neurologic dysfunction
((Senturk S, Ünsal Ü, Çevik S, Yaman O. Hemipartial Laminectomy and Bilateral Flavectomy Technique With Unilateral Approach in Patients With Cervical Spinal Stenosis Due to Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy: A Technique Note. Cureus. 2021 Nov 30;13(11):e20040. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20040. PMID: 34987923; PMCID: PMC8717745.)).