Pls help I had a L4/5 fusion ... at the L5/S1 level, however no specific nerver root compression is evident. Don't understand what this all means will you please tell me and is this what is causing my ...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- At any given time, about one in four Americans is dealing with low back pain ... which we call the L4 bone, is shifted forward on the L5 bone.

The other is the area just above, called L4-L5. In the low back, the L5-S1 junction is often ... Those who do may experience: Spinal fusion surgery can be effective for treating symptoms related ...

The L5-S1 is the lowest segment of the spine. A study found that among athletes, only 20% returned with an L4 fusion while 73% returned with a T12 fusion which is only 4 spots higher. (Lumbar ...

Todd Lanman, MD, became the first spine surgeon in the ... from a degenerative disc at L4-5, according to the report. Dr. Lanman was able to perform an off-label lumbar reversal because the bone had ...

Despite greater operative complexity, inclusion of L5-S1 in oblique lumbar interbody fusion may be safe and ... anterolateral approaches to the lumbar spine are minimally invasive and less morbid ...

Axial MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T2 weighted image at the L4 level. On this view centered over the L4-L5 disk, one can see well the cauda equina surrounded by CSF (note that CSF is bright on ...

A 72 year-old man noted chronic low back pain, worse with standing and ... T2-weighted axial MRI at the L4-5 disk level. Note the severe central canal stenosis at the L4-L5 disk level (right scan), ...