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[Development of occupational vertebral radiculopathies and tunnel syndromes]
Abstract:
The study proved occupational and everyday strain of muscles and ligaments to be risk factor for ischemic and compression neuropathy. The pathologic changes appeared to involve not only compression points, but also the sites distant from the primary area and ultimately the whole axon. Therefore, spinal roots and nerves could be affected by complicated and multiple ischemic and compression radiculopathies demonstrating typical clinical signs.
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