The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether diskectomy or a conservative ...
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Lumbar spine anatomy and function

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility and stability.Lumbar vertebrae are larger because they carry the load from ...
Egypt: The sandwich mesh repair technique appears to be a feasible surgical option for lumbar incisional hernia repair, with ...
A recent meta-analysis found the breakthrough in spinal surgery revealing that augmenting minimally invasive procedures with regenerative growth factors can significantly improve postoperative ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video from the Open Operating Theatre, Klaus John Schnake, MD, discusses how to perform an open, ...
Patients may wish to take a one- to three-month break from lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) before undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Why? An increased risk of infection has been ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term corticosteroid use is associated with significant increases in perioperative adverse outcomes for ...
A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City found that a CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery indicated that a significant number of patients had low bone density that was ...