U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Spinal stenosis in cervical region

MedGen UID:
510496
•Concept ID:
C0158280
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cervical spinal stenosis; Cervical spine stenosis
SNOMED CT: Spinal stenosis in cervical region (83561009); Cervical spinal stenosis (83561009)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Epidural Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines.
Manchikanti L, Knezevic NN, Navani A, Christo PJ, Limerick G, Calodney AK, Grider J, Harned ME, Cintron L, Gharibo CG, Shah S, Nampiaparampil DE, Candido KD, Soin A, Kaye AD, Kosanovic R, Magee TR, Beall DP, Atluri S, Gupta M, Helm Ii S, Wargo BW, Diwan S, Aydin SM, Boswell MV, Haney BW, Albers SL, Latchaw R, Abd-Elsayed A, Conn A, Hansen H, Simopoulos TT, Swicegood JR, Bryce DA, Singh V, Abdi S, Bakshi S, Buenaventura RM, Cabaret JA, Jameson J, Jha S, Kaye AM, Pasupuleti R, Rajput K, Sanapati MR, Sehgal N, Trescot AM, Racz GB, Gupta S, Sharma ML, Grami V, Parr AT, Knezevic E, Datta S, Patel KG, Tracy DH, Cordner HJ, Snook LT, Benyamin RM, Hirsch JA
Pain Physician 2021 Jan;24(S1):S27-S208. PMID: 33492918
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Zaina F, Tomkins-Lane C, Carragee E, Negrini S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jan 29;2016(1):CD010264. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2. PMID: 26824399Free PMC Article
An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations.
Manchikanti L, Abdi S, Atluri S, Benyamin RM, Boswell MV, Buenaventura RM, Bryce DA, Burks PA, Caraway DL, Calodney AK, Cash KA, Christo PJ, Cohen SP, Colson J, Conn A, Cordner H, Coubarous S, Datta S, Deer TR, Diwan S, Falco FJ, Fellows B, Geffert S, Grider JS, Gupta S, Hameed H, Hameed M, Hansen H, Helm S 2nd, Janata JW, Justiz R, Kaye AD, Lee M, Manchikanti KN, McManus CD, Onyewu O, Parr AT, Patel VB, Racz GB, Sehgal N, Sharma ML, Simopoulos TT, Singh V, Smith HS, Snook LT, Swicegood JR, Vallejo R, Ward SP, Wargo BW, Zhu J, Hirsch JA
Pain Physician 2013 Apr;16(2 Suppl):S49-283. PMID: 23615883

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Outcomes in surgical treatment for tandem spinal stenosis: systematic literature review.
Ahorukomeye P, Saniei S, Pennacchio CA, Kuo A, Mlis ACS, Cheng CW, Furey CG
Spine J 2022 Nov;22(11):1788-1800. Epub 2022 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.07.088. PMID: 35843535
Cervical spinal canal narrowing in idiopathic syringomyelia.
Struck AF, Carr CM, Shah V, Hesselink JR, Haughton VM
Neuroradiology 2016 Aug;58(8):771-5. Epub 2016 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s00234-016-1701-2. PMID: 27194170
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Zaina F, Tomkins-Lane C, Carragee E, Negrini S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jan 29;2016(1):CD010264. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2. PMID: 26824399Free PMC Article
Adjacent segment disease.
Virk SS, Niedermeier S, Yu E, Khan SN
Orthopedics 2014 Aug;37(8):547-55. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20140728-08. PMID: 25102498
An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations.
Manchikanti L, Abdi S, Atluri S, Benyamin RM, Boswell MV, Buenaventura RM, Bryce DA, Burks PA, Caraway DL, Calodney AK, Cash KA, Christo PJ, Cohen SP, Colson J, Conn A, Cordner H, Coubarous S, Datta S, Deer TR, Diwan S, Falco FJ, Fellows B, Geffert S, Grider JS, Gupta S, Hameed H, Hameed M, Hansen H, Helm S 2nd, Janata JW, Justiz R, Kaye AD, Lee M, Manchikanti KN, McManus CD, Onyewu O, Parr AT, Patel VB, Racz GB, Sehgal N, Sharma ML, Simopoulos TT, Singh V, Smith HS, Snook LT, Swicegood JR, Vallejo R, Ward SP, Wargo BW, Zhu J, Hirsch JA
Pain Physician 2013 Apr;16(2 Suppl):S49-283. PMID: 23615883

Diagnosis

The prevalence and clinical characteristics of thoracic spinal stenosis: a systematic review.
Chen G, Fan T, Yang X, Sun C, Fan D, Chen Z
Eur Spine J 2020 Sep;29(9):2164-2172. Epub 2020 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06520-6. PMID: 32671614
Tandem Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review.
Overley SC, Kim JS, Gogel BA, Merrill RK, Hecht AC
JBJS Rev 2017 Sep;5(9):e2. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00007. PMID: 28872572
Cervical spinal canal narrowing in idiopathic syringomyelia.
Struck AF, Carr CM, Shah V, Hesselink JR, Haughton VM
Neuroradiology 2016 Aug;58(8):771-5. Epub 2016 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s00234-016-1701-2. PMID: 27194170
Adjacent segment disease.
Virk SS, Niedermeier S, Yu E, Khan SN
Orthopedics 2014 Aug;37(8):547-55. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20140728-08. PMID: 25102498
An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations.
Manchikanti L, Abdi S, Atluri S, Benyamin RM, Boswell MV, Buenaventura RM, Bryce DA, Burks PA, Caraway DL, Calodney AK, Cash KA, Christo PJ, Cohen SP, Colson J, Conn A, Cordner H, Coubarous S, Datta S, Deer TR, Diwan S, Falco FJ, Fellows B, Geffert S, Grider JS, Gupta S, Hameed H, Hameed M, Hansen H, Helm S 2nd, Janata JW, Justiz R, Kaye AD, Lee M, Manchikanti KN, McManus CD, Onyewu O, Parr AT, Patel VB, Racz GB, Sehgal N, Sharma ML, Simopoulos TT, Singh V, Smith HS, Snook LT, Swicegood JR, Vallejo R, Ward SP, Wargo BW, Zhu J, Hirsch JA
Pain Physician 2013 Apr;16(2 Suppl):S49-283. PMID: 23615883

Therapy

Outcomes in surgical treatment for tandem spinal stenosis: systematic literature review.
Ahorukomeye P, Saniei S, Pennacchio CA, Kuo A, Mlis ACS, Cheng CW, Furey CG
Spine J 2022 Nov;22(11):1788-1800. Epub 2022 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.07.088. PMID: 35843535
Simultaneous decompression of all stenotic regions versus decompression of only the most symptomatic region in patients with tandem spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mittal S, Ahuja K, Sudhakar PV, Ifthekar S, Yadav G, Sarkar B, Kandwal P
Eur Spine J 2022 Mar;31(3):561-574. Epub 2022 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-07078-7. PMID: 34988710
Epidural Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines.
Manchikanti L, Knezevic NN, Navani A, Christo PJ, Limerick G, Calodney AK, Grider J, Harned ME, Cintron L, Gharibo CG, Shah S, Nampiaparampil DE, Candido KD, Soin A, Kaye AD, Kosanovic R, Magee TR, Beall DP, Atluri S, Gupta M, Helm Ii S, Wargo BW, Diwan S, Aydin SM, Boswell MV, Haney BW, Albers SL, Latchaw R, Abd-Elsayed A, Conn A, Hansen H, Simopoulos TT, Swicegood JR, Bryce DA, Singh V, Abdi S, Bakshi S, Buenaventura RM, Cabaret JA, Jameson J, Jha S, Kaye AM, Pasupuleti R, Rajput K, Sanapati MR, Sehgal N, Trescot AM, Racz GB, Gupta S, Sharma ML, Grami V, Parr AT, Knezevic E, Datta S, Patel KG, Tracy DH, Cordner HJ, Snook LT, Benyamin RM, Hirsch JA
Pain Physician 2021 Jan;24(S1):S27-S208. PMID: 33492918
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Zaina F, Tomkins-Lane C, Carragee E, Negrini S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jan 29;2016(1):CD010264. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2. PMID: 26824399Free PMC Article
Adjacent segment disease.
Virk SS, Niedermeier S, Yu E, Khan SN
Orthopedics 2014 Aug;37(8):547-55. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20140728-08. PMID: 25102498

Prognosis

Consultation and Surgical Wait Times in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
Sharifi B, McIntosh G, Fisher C, Jacobs WB, Johnson M, Bailey CS, Christie S, Charest-Morin R, Paquet J, Nataraj A, Cadotte D, Manson N, Hall H, Thomas KC, Rampersaud YR, Dea N
Can J Neurol Sci 2019 Jul;46(4):430-435. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2019.34. PMID: 31046861
Spinal cord injury associated with cervical spinal canal stenosis: Outcomes and prognostic factors.
Ronzi Y, Perrouin-Verbe B, Hamel O, Gross R
Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2018 Jan;61(1):27-32. Epub 2017 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2017.09.003. PMID: 28993290
Progress on clinical characteristics and identification of location of thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum.
Feng FB, Sun CG, Chen ZQ
Orthop Surg 2015 May;7(2):87-96. doi: 10.1111/os.12165. PMID: 26033987Free PMC Article
Congenital stenosis and adjacent segment disease in the cervical spine.
Eubanks JD, Belding J, Schnaser E, Rowan A, Moffitt G, Weaver J, Reich MS, Bechtel C, Xie K, Gande A, Hohl J, Braly B, Hilibrand A, Kang JD
Orthopedics 2013 Oct 1;36(10):e1251-5. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20130920-15. PMID: 24093699
Spinal cord concussion.
Zwimpfer TJ, Bernstein M
J Neurosurg 1990 Jun;72(6):894-900. doi: 10.3171/jns.1990.72.6.0894. PMID: 2338574

Clinical prediction guides

Tandem stenosis of the cervical and thoracic spine: a systematic review.
Lin Y, Xu G, Sun Y, Zhou J, Feng F
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2024 Aug 14;25(1):640. doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07718-1. PMID: 39143570Free PMC Article
Epidural Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines.
Manchikanti L, Knezevic NN, Navani A, Christo PJ, Limerick G, Calodney AK, Grider J, Harned ME, Cintron L, Gharibo CG, Shah S, Nampiaparampil DE, Candido KD, Soin A, Kaye AD, Kosanovic R, Magee TR, Beall DP, Atluri S, Gupta M, Helm Ii S, Wargo BW, Diwan S, Aydin SM, Boswell MV, Haney BW, Albers SL, Latchaw R, Abd-Elsayed A, Conn A, Hansen H, Simopoulos TT, Swicegood JR, Bryce DA, Singh V, Abdi S, Bakshi S, Buenaventura RM, Cabaret JA, Jameson J, Jha S, Kaye AM, Pasupuleti R, Rajput K, Sanapati MR, Sehgal N, Trescot AM, Racz GB, Gupta S, Sharma ML, Grami V, Parr AT, Knezevic E, Datta S, Patel KG, Tracy DH, Cordner HJ, Snook LT, Benyamin RM, Hirsch JA
Pain Physician 2021 Jan;24(S1):S27-S208. PMID: 33492918
Consultation and Surgical Wait Times in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.
Sharifi B, McIntosh G, Fisher C, Jacobs WB, Johnson M, Bailey CS, Christie S, Charest-Morin R, Paquet J, Nataraj A, Cadotte D, Manson N, Hall H, Thomas KC, Rampersaud YR, Dea N
Can J Neurol Sci 2019 Jul;46(4):430-435. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2019.34. PMID: 31046861
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Zaina F, Tomkins-Lane C, Carragee E, Negrini S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jan 29;2016(1):CD010264. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2. PMID: 26824399Free PMC Article
Clinical implications of epidural fat in the spinal canal. A scanning electron microscopic study.
Reina MA, Franco CD, López A, Dé Andrés JA, van Zundert A
Acta Anaesthesiol Belg 2009;60(1):7-17. PMID: 19459550

Recent systematic reviews

Outcomes in surgical treatment for tandem spinal stenosis: systematic literature review.
Ahorukomeye P, Saniei S, Pennacchio CA, Kuo A, Mlis ACS, Cheng CW, Furey CG
Spine J 2022 Nov;22(11):1788-1800. Epub 2022 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.07.088. PMID: 35843535
Simultaneous decompression of all stenotic regions versus decompression of only the most symptomatic region in patients with tandem spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mittal S, Ahuja K, Sudhakar PV, Ifthekar S, Yadav G, Sarkar B, Kandwal P
Eur Spine J 2022 Mar;31(3):561-574. Epub 2022 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-07078-7. PMID: 34988710
The prevalence and clinical characteristics of thoracic spinal stenosis: a systematic review.
Chen G, Fan T, Yang X, Sun C, Fan D, Chen Z
Eur Spine J 2020 Sep;29(9):2164-2172. Epub 2020 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06520-6. PMID: 32671614
Tandem Spinal Stenosis: A Systematic Review.
Overley SC, Kim JS, Gogel BA, Merrill RK, Hecht AC
JBJS Rev 2017 Sep;5(9):e2. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00007. PMID: 28872572
Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis.
Zaina F, Tomkins-Lane C, Carragee E, Negrini S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Jan 29;2016(1):CD010264. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2. PMID: 26824399Free PMC Article

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Related information

    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...