Disc height reduction was also found to be most common at the L5/S1 level. However, the most common height reduction was only mild. A similar trend of increased prevalence of disc herniation was noted ...

The lumbosacral joint connects these bones. L5-S1 is vulnerable to misalignment and injury. It can also be the site of a disc ...

The leg pain intensified and MRI of the lumbar spine showed a right L5–S1 sequestrated disc prolapse (figs 1 and 2). A microdiscectomy was performed, with complete resolution of pain. He was ...

Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation compresses the left S1 nerve root. The nucleus pulposus is posterior in the annulus and the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) is midline, creating a somewhat ...

What may initially appear to be a classic presentation of a common condition in this case sciatic radiculopathy from presumed disc herniation ... at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspace without ...

Opens in a new tab or window FDA advisors largely supported the regulatory approval of condoliase for nerve pain associated with lumbar disc herniation ... L4-5 or L5-S1 (or L5-6) with root ...