OBJECTIVES: To design a model that could accurately predict eventual lumbar disc surgery in the patient initially presenting with clinical findings of nerve root compression. METHODS: Prospective study in 183 patients with nerve root compression
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Cauda Equina Syndrome is a term used to describe arthritis of the joint between the last lumbar vertebra and the sacrum. (The sacrum is one of the pelvic bones.) In a dog affected by Cauda Equina Syndrome, the canal through which the spinal cord and
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The most common sign of cauda equina syndrome is pain. The pain may occur in the back, in one or both hind legs or the tail. The dog usually has difficulty rising from lying down but once he begins to walk about he works out of the stiffness. There
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Delayed complications following lumbar spine fusion may occur amongst which is adjacent segment degeneration (ASD). Although interspinous implants have been successfully used in spinal stenosis to authors' knowledge such implants have not been
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Lumbosacral spondylosis is a painful degenerative spinal condition that occurs primarily as the result of aging. Spondylosis can affect several areas of the spine, but when it occurs in the lower, or lumbar, part of the spine, it is called
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• I'm trying to figure out what's causing my pain. It's either something in my low back or sacroiliac joint. The pain is on the right side right over the dimple in my low back area. Would an X-ray help show problems with my sacroiliac joint? • I've
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Lumbosacral neuritis is the inflammation of the nerves in the lumbosacral, or low back. NOS is a term used in insurance coding indicating that it is not otherwise specified, or the diagnosis is not more specific.
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• LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS (noun) The noun LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS has 1 sense: 1. a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area Familiarity information:
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