Sentences with phrase «average pedicles»

Factors contributing to the development of cervical stenosis include: shorter than average pedicles (the bones which form the sides of the spinal canal), degenerative arthritis causing excessive bone growth, increased in size of the ligamentum flavum (a ligament which runs down the underside of the roof of the spinal canal), and conditions such as ossification (abnormally turning into bone) of the ligament that forms the floor of the spinal canal.