Lumbar decompression surgery is a broad term ... to create more space in the spine through a discectomy, laminectomy, ...

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However, in ...

A lumbar puncture is used to take a sample of the cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back. This fluid flows around the spinal cord and the brain, and clears waste products. Levels of certain proteins ...

Patients with lumbar disc herniation were screened for eligibility during ... the yellow ligament was removed to identify the nerve root and disc herniation. Laminotomy, as well as foraminotomy, was ...

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We treat all diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including: We take pride in carefully evaluating our patients and helping them determine whether surgery is their best option. We also ...

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Drill guides manufactured with rapid-prototyping technology have been compared to intra-operative fluoroscopy in the human lumbar spine ... Medium-Term Outcome and CT Assessment of Lateral ...