Ligamentum flavum hematoma as a cause of degenerative lumbar stenosis (3 clinical cases)
https://doi.org/10.17650/1683-3295-2019-21-3-66-72
Abstract
The study objective is to describe the clinical cases of ligamentum flavum hematoma in patients with degenerative lumbar stenosis.
Materials and methods. Three patients with lumbar stenosis because of ligamentum flavum hematoma were treated in Clinical Medical Center of the A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry. All patients had radicular pain and neurogenic claudication.
Results. Surgical decompression was performed in all cases, intraoperative we discovered ligamentum flavum hematoma, which was the main cause of stenosis. After decompression, all patients were free of pain and claudication.
Conclusion. Ligamentum flavum hematoma is extremely rare in patients with degenerative lumbar stenosis. Surgical decompression is an effective treatment of this pathology.About the Authors
A. S. Nikitin
A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Kalandari
A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Nikitin A.S., Kalandari A.A. Ligamentum flavum hematoma as a cause of degenerative lumbar stenosis (3 clinical cases). Russian journal of neurosurgery. 2019;21(3):66-72. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1683-3295-2019-21-3-66-72
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