Study design: Case report describing spontaneous Corynebacterium diptheria discitis in a patient with chronic renal failure. Objectives: To describe this very rare form of discitis and the results of ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...

The tough outer cover of a disc is called the annulus. It can sometimes tear, allowing the soft centre to bulge through. This is called herniation, also known as 'slipped disc'. If it presses on a ...

Introduction: The unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technique has demonstrated favorable outcomes in lumbar discectomy and decompressive laminectomy. IntraSPINE is an innovative interlaminar dynamic ...

L5-S1椎间盘中央型突出主要表现为下腰痛、下肢放射痛、感觉异常、肌力下降和马尾综合征。L5-S1椎间盘突出通常由椎间盘退变、外伤或长期劳损引起，可能压迫神经根或硬膜囊，导致相应症状。 下腰痛是L5-S1椎间盘中央型突出最常见的症状，疼痛多位于腰部正中 ...

The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...