Listen, as Dr. Wang describes congenital spinal stenosis.
Dr. Wang:
We use the term congenital spinal stenosis to describe people that, when they are born, their spines are a little bit smaller than the average person so, they have less room available for their nerves.
About Dr. Wang, M.D.:
Dr. Jeffrey Wang, M.D., is the Chief of Spine Surgery and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurology at the UCLA School of Medicine. He specializes in all spine disorders in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar area. His research interests include gene therapy for the treatment of spinal disorders, minimally invasive surgery for spinal disorders, bone growth biological proteins, and biomedical engineering of non-invasive spine surgery using high intensity focused ultrasonic waves.
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