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Table 3 Medical history of symptomatic spinal stenosis (SSS) in adults with achondroplasia (n = 34)

From: High prevalence of symptomatic spinal stenosis in Norwegian adults with achondroplasia: a population-based study

Age at symptom onset (years)

Affected spine level based on imaging reports

Narrowest AP spinal canal diameter (mm) a

Total number of surgeries

Age at first surgery (years)

Time from symptom onset to first surgery (years)

10

T12-L2, L3-S1

 

2

10

0.3 b

11

T12-L3

 

2

14

3

12

T11–12, L1-S1

 

1

22

10

12

T10–12, L2-S1

 

3

30

18

13

C3–7, T9–11, L1–5

 

1

25

12

13

C4–5, L1–5

 

2

17

4

14

L3–5

 

1

41

27

14

L1–3

L2–3: 7.9

0

  

16

L2–4

 

1

30

14

16

L3–4

L3–4: 7.7

0

  

17

T1–12, L1-S1

 

2

18

1

21

C3–4, L1–4

 

1

25

4

25

L1-S1

 

1

60

35

26

C4–5, L2-S1

 

1

28

2

26

T10–11, L2-S1

 

3

26

0.4 c

27

T7–11

T7–8: 3.8

0

  

29

C3–4, T8–12, L2–5

 

1

47

18

30

L3–4

L3–4: 8.0

0

  

30

T12-L2

 

1

62

32

32

C4–6, L3–4

 

2

48

16

33

L2–5

 

1

45

12

34

T10-T12, L3–4

 

2

35

1

35

C4–7, L1–5

 

3

36

1

35

T8–11, L1–5

 

4

36

1

39

L3–5

 

1

46

7

41

T10–12, L1-S1

 

3

43

2

42

L2–4

 

1

44

2

43

C6-T1, T9–10, L3–5

 

1

63

20

43

L2–5

 

1

45

2

45

L2–5

 

1

53

8

46

C2, C4–5, C6–7, L1–3

L1–2: 5.9

0

  

57

C3–4, L4–5

L1–2: 8.8

0

  

60

C1-T1, L1–5

 

2

63

3

67

C3–5, L1–2

 

1

70

3

  1. Abbreviations: C: Cervical, T: Thoracic, L: Lumbar
  2. a Narrowest anteroposterior (AP) spinal canal diameter assessed on sagittal MRI in non-operated individuals (n = 6) with SSS
  3. b 4 months
  4. c 5 months