2000).The majority of herniated discs occur in a posterolateral direction, compressing the ipsilateral nerve root as it exits from the dural sac. Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation compresses the ...

3 It is possible that the anatomical configuration of a hypertrophied lumbosacral ligament is more clinically significant in older athletes with the common finding of L5/S1 degenerative disc changes.