How do you determine if spine surgery is necessary for someone of his age, and what are the potential risks and rewards of such surgery compared to conservative treatments for his condition? Spine ...
Lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP ... bulging of an intervertebral disc, osteophyte formation, or spondylolisthesis. Symptoms include leg and buttock pain with activity that is alleviated ...
[6] In patients with spondylolisthesis and stenosis of the L4-L5 segment ... often positive in patients with disc herniation, is rarely present in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis.