Far lateral disc herniations constitute 7–12% of all disc herniations. They may be purely far lateral or extraforaminal in location, located beyond the pedicles, or may include intraforaminal and even ...

A low-back disc herniation can be a harrowing experience. One minute you're going about your day and the next you're laid up with pain, numbness, or tingling into your back and legs. Luckily, in many ...

My name is Chantell. I have had an MRI done and the results were as follows: At the L5/S1 level, a central and left parasagital annulus tear and disc herniation is noted. Mass effect on the thecal sac ...

I was a 41-year-old marathoner. I say ‘was’ because I just recently had a microdiscectomy on my L5-S1. After my MRI it was discovered that that disc was degenerated; so much so the surgeon told me I ...

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 ...

Gurgaon: A rare spine surgery was successfully performed on a 28-year-old Nigerian patient, Bello, at a private hospital in Gurgaon. Bello had been enduring severe lower back and leg pain due to L5-S1 ...