and exhibited degenerative intervertebral disk changes at L4/L5, L5/S1, or both. Patients with nerve root compression from herniated disks were excluded. At 2 years, a small significant difference ...

The pathophysiological basis of accelerated degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) and its contribution to the formation of spine osteoarthritis ... Results In 64% of patients IVD hernias were ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

Shooting leg pain or peripheral numbness and tingling may occur when anterior slippage of a lumbar vertebra occurs, called spondylolistheses, most commonly due to degenerative ... Most disc ...

Deterioration due to degenerative ... Most disc herniations occur at the bottom of the spine at the L4/5 and/or L5/S1 discs.

(Find a surgeon at HSS who performs lumbar fusion surgeries.) LLIF/XLIF may have several advantages stemming from its lateral (side) approach, which affects how the surgery is performed and the ...

Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having ...

The MRI also showed new anterior disc space Modic 1 degenerative disc disease in the L5-S1 region, which is believed to be the cause of the patient ... A follow-up consultation with my doctor ...

Noninflammatory arthritis still causes inflammation in the joints, but it is usually less intense and is a reaction to damage in the joint. There are some differences in how the symptoms can feel ...