Many patients with lower back pain, sciatica, pain down the back of the legs, or weakness of the lower-extremity muscles are diagnosed with a herniated (a.k.a. compressed or ruptured) spinal disc.

Back pain is often dismissed as temporary discomfort caused by poor posture, strenuous activities or aging. However, when ...

Stenosis can be congenital or developmental from a young age. It can also be caused by arthritic changes of the facet joints and narrowing of the discs between the spine bones with overgrowth of the ...

This often leads to vertebral fractures and titanium cage subsidence and other complications. PSO and mPSO have smaller stress on the endplates, and have significant advantages. Along with OVCF, there ...

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Introduction: Only in recent years has balloon kyphoplasty gained significance in the treatment of vertebral fractures as an adequate minimally invasive vertebral stabilization technique.

It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising from it become compressed by the cervical ... them to pinch nerve roots. Herniated disk. A herniated disk happens when the soft ...

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