Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify ... and tests for motor muscle strength, dermatome sensory loss, and reflex impairment.

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A lumbar puncture is a test to check the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

Hirschfeld et al. 3 have recently reported on the results of skin grafting at the Detroit Receiving Hospital. They state that, prior to the study, loss of 25 per cent or more of the grafted skin ...

This curve usually starts in the lumbar region or lower back. Treatments, such as braces or surgery, can help better align the spine. While the spine is mostly straight, in those with ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

The diagnosis was complicated by the presence of right C5–C6 foraminal stenosis compressing on the C6 nerve root sheath on non-contrast MRI, leading to an initial diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy.

People with lumbar spinal stenosis will commonly experience pain when the lumbar spine is extended (bent backward) and relief when the lumbar spine is flexed (curved forward). This is because ...