The cordtypically terminates at the L1-L2 level (Fig 4 ... The exiting nerve root in the lumbar spine is numbered according to the pedicle above it. For instance, the L5 nerve root passes ...

The vertebrae of the lumbar spine are numbered L1 through L5; the “L” stands for “lumbar.” They are: A rubbery pad between each vertebra protects them from grinding against one another and ...

Your lower back, or lumbar spine, has five vertebrae, which are the largest bones in your back. Doctors refer to them as L1 to L5. Spinal disks separate each of these vertebrae. About 90% of disk ...

Lower back pain is defined as pain in the vertebrae designated L1 through L5 — these comprise the part of the spine that curves inward at the base. A common reason your back may hurt is from bad ...

Bolus Epidural Fentanyl Cuts Post-Spinal Decompression Pain Disc space narrowing at disc levels L1/L2 and L2/L3, visible on lumbar radiographs, may help to identify hip pain patients whose pain ...

French Tennis Federation doctor Vincent Guillard explains the nature, causes and treatment of Arthur Fils' injury.

In contrast, in the normal patient (right images), the cauda equina is clearly seen on the axial image at the L4-L5 level. The spinal cord in adults normally terminates at the caudal level of the L1 ...

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 ...

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 ... midline lumbar HNPs may suffer ...