The condition occurs most often at the L4-L5 level, and usually affects older individuals. Figure 1. Plain film of the spine showing degenerative vertebral slippage in the context of arthritis of ...

ANSWER: Arthritis is a condition that can develop ... It’s most common in the lower back, or lumbar spine, because these joints carry most of the body weight. When a person stands upright ...

An MRI scan revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5, as well as a herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 (Figs 11, 12). DC underwent a L3-L5 decompressive laminectomy ...