Advanced age is the greatest risk factor for the majority of human ailments, including spine‐
related chronic disability and back pain, which stem from age‐associated intervertebral disc …

Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum (LF), along with disk protrusion and facet joints
degeneration, is associated with the development of lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) …

As society ages, the number of patients with spinal degenerative diseases (SDD) is
increasing, posing a major socioeconomic problem for patients and their families. SDD …

Study Design. Ligamentum flavum (LF) thickness was measured by using lumbar magnetic
resonance imaging in patients with low back or leg pain. Objective. This study investigated …

Intervertebral disc degeneration is a well-known cause of disability, the result of which
includes neck and back pain with associated mobility limitations. The purpose of this article …

Analysis of the Relationship between Ligamentum Flavum Thickening and Lumbar
Segmental Instability, Disc Degeneration, and Facet Joint Osteoarthritis in Lumbar Spinal …

Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy (LFH) is the main physiological and pathological
mechanism of lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). The specific mechanism for LFH has not …

Hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum (LF) contributes to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), and
results mainly from fibrosis. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a profibrotic factor …

Study Design. A prospective cohort study that used a Swedish nationwide occupational
surveillance program for construction workers (period of registration from 1971 to 1992). In …

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used to describe patients
with symptoms related to the anatomical reduction of the lumbar spinal canal size. However …