Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite greater operative complexity, inclusion of L5-S1 in oblique lumbar interbody fusion may be safe and ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch et ...

Very high coincidence of spina bifida occulta (SBO) has been reported more than in 60% of lumbar spondylolysis. The altered biomechanics due to SBO is one considerable factor for this coincidence.

Description of procedure: The patient underwent lumbar epidural steroid injection today. The epidural was observed at the level of L4-L5 under AP and lateral fluoroscopic guidance. 2cc of Omnipaque ...

Doctors at Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre removed a large pseudomeningocele - an abnormal sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a clear, colourless fluid that surrounds and ...

I was a 41-year-old marathoner. I say ‘was’ because I just recently had a microdiscectomy on my L5-S1. After my MRI it was discovered that that disc was degenerated; so much so the surgeon told me I ...