The Radicular Syndrome in Hypertrophic Osteo-Arthritis of the Spine

Degenerative Lesions in the Cervical Portion of the Spine

“…6 Nathan,7 after the experimental production of nonsuppurative arthritis in animals, concluded that pain in spondylitis may be referred from nerve roots which are compressed as they leave their bony outlets either by inflamed ligaments and capsules or by adhesions, in the infectious variety of spondylitis, and by pressure of osteophytes and of thickened soft tissues in the hypertrophie variety. 6 Nathan,7 after the experimental production of nonsuppurative arthritis in animals, concluded that pain in spondylitis may be referred from nerve roots which are compressed as they leave their bony outlets either by inflamed ligaments and capsules or by adhesions, in the infectious variety of spondylitis, and by pressure of osteophytes and of thickened soft tissues in the hypertrophie variety.…”

Angina cervical: una patología poco conocida

“…La angina cervical es el dolor torácico que simula el dolor de la enfermedad coronaria aguda [1][2][3][4][5] , pero que se origina por alteraciones de la columna cervical 6 . Aproximadamente más de 7 millones de personas ingresan al servicio de urgencias por un dolor en la región torácica 7 y solo entre el 15-25% es diagnosticado con síndrome coronario agudo 8,9 .…”