Most disc herniations occur at the bottom of the spine at the L4/5 and/or L5/S1 discs. The condition may not always cause symptoms, but the symptoms can include lower back pain, numbness, tingling, ...

An MRI scan revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5, as well as a herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 (Figs 11, 12). DC underwent a L3-L5 decompressive laminectomy ...

Upon presentation, her back pain had nearly resolved ... A review of her MRI scan revealed a large herniated disc at the L5-S1 level on the right, compressing the right S1 nerve root (Figs ...

Dr. Karamian is a spine surgeon at the University of Utah who manages all aspects of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine including stenosis, disc herniations, radiculopathy, myelopathy, deformity ...

Their work, “Diminishing Clinical Returns of Multilevel Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Fusion,” appears in the October 15, 2019 edition of Spine. Co-author Peter Passias, M.D., with the NYU ...

Medtronic, Inc. says it has scored a first by introducing the first procedure that allows lateral access to the most common operative level of the spine. According to an October 21, 2013, announcement ...