Caudaequina syndrome: Caudaequina is the bunch of nerves that emerge from the lower end of the spinal cord. Sudden and large disc protrusion in this region cause caudaequina syndrome, which can cause ...

Posterolateral fusion combined with posterior decompression shows superiority in the treatment of severe lumbar spinal stenosis without lumbar disc protrusion or prolapse: a retrospective cohort study ...

AT the present time an increasing amount of attention is being directed to the non-collagenous proteins in connective tissues. Like collagen, these proteins are associated with polysaccharides in the ...

Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Associate Professor P McCrory, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, ...

A prolapsed lumbar disc can cause intense pain, numbness and tingling through the hips, buttocks, legs and feet, affecting mobility and ability to work. As Farah Akram and Professor Anne Harriss ...

The patient was extremely comfortable throughout the surgery without any pain. A 33-year-old patient, who had suffering from pain, tingling, and hearing in the lower back for a long time, after ...

Symptomatic degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine occurs when the intervertebral discs supporting the vertebrae lose their elasticity. This can cause partial disc prolapse, which may be ...

Study design: A case report of spontaneous resolution of a lumbar postdiscectomy pseudomeningocoele. Objectives: To suggest the role of nonoperative treatment even in symptomatic pseudomeningocoeles.