[Blood circulation of cauda equina and nerve root].
It is generally considered that the genesis of radiculopathy associated with pathologic conditions of the spine, such as lumbar disc herniaton and lumbarl canal stenosis, may result from both mechanical compression and vascular problems. In this article, we have reviewed about the blood circulation of cauda equina and nerve root under normal and pathologic conditions.
Kobayashi
Shigeru
S
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University School of Medicine.
Baba
Hisatoshi
H
Uchida
Kenzo
K
Kokubo
Yasuo
Y
Yayama
Takafumi
T
Takeno
Kenichi
K
Negoro
Kohei
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000098:blood supply*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications