Spinal-canal Sentence Examples

Sometimes the annulus of the disk is completely torn and nuclear material escapes into the spinal canal.

Lumbar Puncture A thin hollow needle is placed into the lower back, into the spinal canal.

In the presence of neurological symptoms, an MRI scan is useful to rule out spinal cord compression or spinal canal stenosis.

In the average person, this occurs when the sagittal diameter of the spinal canal is less than 14 mm.

The spinal cord passes through the spinal canal.

Spinal cord-The elongated nerve bundles that lie in the spinal canal and from which the spinal nerves emerge.

In its most severe form, termed spinal rachischisis, the entire spinal canal is open, exposing the spinal cord and nerves.

The spinal fluid is obtained by performing a lumbar puncture (also called a spinal tap), in which a needle is inserted into an area in the lower back where fluid in the spinal canal is readily accessible.

The surgeon loosens and lifts the tissues of the spinal canal lesion and stitches them closed.

The surgery also appears to reverse hindbrain herniation, in which the back of the brain slips down into the spinal canal.

The exact cause is unknown; however, it is suspected that, at some point during embryonic development, an increased pressure in the brain may cause brain structures to be displaced or moved into the spinal canal.