Introduction For patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) who fail to respond to conservative treatment for more than six weeks, a variety of minimally invasive surgical options are available, such ...

Gadjradj PS, van Tulder MW, Vleggeert-Lankamp C, van Susante JL, Rubinstein SM, Peul WC, et al. Letter to the editor regarding “percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy versus posterior open lumbar ...

Herniated disk treatment "Doctors prefer nonsurgical treatments over surgery whenever possible," Dr. Mark Wang, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Desert Institute for Spinal Care in Phoenix, writes. ...

HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jun 16 (ACN) A new treatment for herniated disk, after a failed surgery, is already being implemented in the Natural and Traditional Medicine service of the Lucia Iniguez Landin ...

Vertebral endplates are a protective layer between the vertebrae and intervertebral discs in the spine. Certain conditions, like stenosis, disc herniation, and injuries, can cause back pain. Most ...

LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROLAPSE Mixter and Barr in 1934 first described the herniated disc to be a cause of segmental leg pain (sciatica or femoralgia). Acute low back pain is a relatively common ...

Centinel Spine advances its commitment to lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) with new pro disc L instruments designed to meet evolving customer needs while ensuring effective and reproducible ...

Treatment depends upon the severity of the symptoms and whether or not there are any signs that the nerves are involved. The doctor will take your history and do an examination of the muscles and ...

OBJECTIVES Three operative techniques have been described to correct thoracolumbar kyphotic deformity (TLKD) resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS) at the level of the lumbar spine: opening wedge ...