With a herniated disc, it can press against the spinal ... including spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal). On MRI, ...

A piece of the annulus of the disc itself ends up in the spinal canal. Most herniated discs start with a tear in the annulus of the disc and a patient will experience severe back pain and spasm.

Microdiscectomy surgery, also known as microdecompression surgery, is a surgical procedure used to get pressure off a lumbar ...

The leg pain intensified and MRI of the lumbar spine showed a right L5–S1 sequestrated disc prolapse (figs 1 and 2). A microdiscectomy was performed, with complete resolution of pain. He was ...