Yoshizawa H, Kobayashi S, Hachiya Y
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Orthop Clin North Am. 1991 Apr;22(2):195-211.
The number of patients who suffer from radicular symptoms due to degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine is increasing. This article discusses the differences in anatomic structure between spinal nerve roots and peripheral nerves. Blood supply and cerebrospinal fluid flow are explained, and the effect of mechanical compression, direct and indirect, is shown as a possible cause of symptoms.
