It means either bone from the vertebra(s) is growing into the spinal canal. This would be caused by spondylosis, or in English, Arthritis of the spine... The spinal canal runs down a passage made by the vertebrae and surrounding bony "arches". These arches have a part that 'sticks out' called the spinous process, and these are the "bumps" that you can feel when you run your fingers down someone's back. Here's a web address you can copy & paste into your browser to see what I'm talking about: http://images.Google.com/images?hl=en&q=spinal+canal,+picture&um=1&ie=UTF-8 Hope this helps!
The central, or Haversian, canal. The canal runs through the core of each osteon.
what is the function for central canal
Osteophytic encroachment of the neural central joints at C5-6 is when degeneration of a disc causes obstruction. This obstruction occurs at the foramina at C4-5.
what ismoderate central canal narrowing
The Panama Canal.
Panama Canal
No, the Panama Canal is in Central America.
The osteocyte near the central canal receives nutrients from blood vessels in the central canal. It can then pass these nutrients through gap junctions to neighboring osteocytes, which in turn pass them on to osteocytes located further away from the central canal. This process allows for the distribution of nutrients throughout the bone tissue.
There is not a listed name for the Indiana Central Canal. This canal is eight miles long and another 80 miles are still awaiting completion.
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What are the symptoms and treatments for degenerative changes lumbar spine with multilevel foramina encroachment
panama canal