title: [Intermittent claudication by the narrowing of the spinal canal].
abstract: The cases of four patients with intermittent claudication due to compression of the cauda equina are reported. The cause of this syndrome is considered to be a compression of the cauda equina by a thickening of the ligamentum flavum. The clinical, neuro-radiological and surgical characteristics are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Claudicação intermitente por estreitamento do canal raquimedular