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 ...

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 represents where the lumbar and sacral spine ...

His neurological exam was normal other than depressed ankle ... T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the lumbar spine. Although there is degenerative disk disease, especially at L5-S1, the major finding is the ...

It was most common at the L5/S1 level ... of lumbar disc degeneration than the normal population. A more detailed follow up study should be considered to investigate which particular training ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., ...

An experimentally validated three-dimensional nonlinear FEM of the intact ligamentous L3-S1 segment was used and modified to simulate two kinds of SBO at L5 ... normal cadaveric ligamentous lumbar ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ... scans showed normal results. Only 4% of those with abnormal findings had a change in treatment plans. Approximately 47% of patients underwent lumbar punctures ...