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@entity1 @entity75 @entity158 @entity850 @entity614 @entity309 @entity616
STUDY DESIGN: Case-series study. OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical presentation, characteristic findings of imaging studies, and treatment of @entity614 caused by foraminal @entity850 in @entity309 . BACKGROUND. @entity75 in @entity309 are relatively rare, with a limited number of systemic reports. METHODS: Six @entity1 with @entity614 caused by foraminal @entity850 in @entity309 were treated. The @entity1 were all @entity1 with a mean age of 69 years and mean @entity309 duration of 15 years. The medical records and imaging studies of all @entity1 were reviewed. RESULTS: The affected nerve roots were L4 in four @entity1 and L3 in two @entity1 . Foraminal @entity850 was not demonstrated in magnetic resonance images in four of the six @entity1 . Selective radiculography with nerve @entity616 reproduced @entity158 , manifested blocking effect, and demonstrated compression of the nerve root by the superior articular process of the lower vertebra in all @entity1 . Conservative treatment was performed on one @entity1 , and surgery was conducted for the rest of the five @entity1 ; @entity614 was improved in all @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Lumbar foraminal @entity850 is a characteristic pathology of @entity309 , and should be kept in mind in the diagnosis of @entity614 . Selective radiculography is useful in the diagnosis of affected nerve roots.
