The cauda equina is a fanning bundle of lumbar and sacral nerve roots exiting the spinal cord. The cordtypically terminates at the L1-L2 level (Fig 4). The nerves from the cauda equina provide ...

A 93-year-old woman underwent a successful 2-level lumbar decompression with spinal anesthesia, according to a case study published June 23 in the Journal of Neurosurgery. She had laminectomies at L4 ...

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 ...

Patients presenting with acute low back pain alone are therefore unlikely to have a disc prolapse. Lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse is most prevalent between the ages of 30–50 years, and the L5/S1 ...

Rest of the lumbar spine was normal. These features were suggestive of inflammatory changes occurring in an underlying pseudoarthrosis between the right transverse process of L5 and right sacral ala ...

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are assessing how the development of spinal ligaments provide mechanical stability and ...

Cost-effectiveness for risk-stratified patients isn’t necessarily better than usual care for lower back pain in the military health system, according to a study in the July 15 issue of Spine.

A team of researchers at Rowan University has developed an injectable biomaterial that could significantly improve recovery ...

“Some back issues can’t be avoided, like those caused by injuries, arthritis or genetics,” said neurosurgeon Meghan E. Murphy ...