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 ...

Lower back pain? You may have heard your practitioner mention something about your L4-L5 spinal segment. The lower back ...

L5-S1 consists of the last bone in the lumbar spine (low back), called L5, and the triangle-shaped bone under it, known as ...

Doctors Matthew Prevost and Mark Prevost II, board-certified and fellowship trained orthopaedic spine surgeons with Alabama Back Institute, are on the forefront of cutting-edge technology advancements ...

This paper discusses the theory that subtle lumbosacral canal impingement of the L5 nerve root may be a relatively common occurrence in older footballers and may in fact be a common underlying basis ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...