Assertion: spinal stenosis | /r/HasProperty | congenital
Facets:
value: in nature
type: LOCATION
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It is frequently due to chronic degeneration, but may also be congenital or traumatic.
text: Though spinal stenosis can be a congenital condition or caused by injury or simply age, there are several other factors that could put you more at risk.
text: Spinal stenosis may be congenital (rarely) or acquired (degenerative), overlapping changes normally seen in the aging spine.
text: Spinal stenosis can be congenital, acquired, or a combination.
text: Like lumbar foraminal stenosis, it’s frequently caused by age-related degeneration but may also be congenital or caused by disc herniation.
text: Although the disorder often results from acquired degenerative changes (spondylosis), spinal stenosis may also be congenital in nature (see Etiology).
text: Spinal stenosis in the thoracic region may be congenital, but in most cases it is a result of the natural aging process.
text: Thoracic foraminal stenosis may be congenital or degenerative, the latter being the more common cause of this condition.
text: Aortic stenosis is a heart defect that may be congenital (present at birth) or acquired (develop later in life).