Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite greater operative complexity, inclusion of L5-S1 in oblique lumbar interbody fusion may be safe and ...

Facet joints, or zygapophyseal joints, are true synovial joints in the spine that have been identified as potential pain generators. Medial branch blocks involve the injection of a local anesthetic ...

Todd Lanman, MD, became the first spine surgeon in the U.S. to reverse a patient’s lumbar spinal fusion and return them to full motion by implanting an artificial disc, according to a March 25 news ...

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 et ...

Everyone experiences some sort of lower back pain or discomfort. Its best not to ignore these common but sometimes debilitating aches and pains. Your lower back consists of five vertebrae, labeled L1 ...

Objective: To describe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in the lumbar spine in asymptomatic elite adolescent tennis players, to serve as the baseline for a future prospective longitudinal ...