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 ...
Participants in the latest randomized trial had been required to have, among other criteria: Contained posterolateral LDH at either L4-5 or L5-S1 (or ... of the nerve root compression.