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Extensor digitorum brevis (EDB) wasting (arrow head) in a patient with lumbar canal stenosis.
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However his bilateral EDB muscles were wasted ( Figure 1, Figure 2) and so, clinical diagnosis of L4/L5 disc with canal stenosis was made.
Normal EDB (arrow head) in a healthy volunteer.
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However his bilateral EDB muscles were wasted ( Figure 1, Figure 2) and so, clinical diagnosis of L4/L5 disc with canal stenosis was made.
Intraoperative dural compression and wasting seen in a case of canal stenosis.
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There was significant dural wasting ( Figure 3).
Lax dura seen after decompressive laminectomy.
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We performed discectomy, bilateral medial facetectomy and laminectomy on the corresponding level ( Figure 4).