PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Decompression surgery with or without fusion is the gold standard treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, but adjacent segment degeneration has been reported as a long-term complication after fusion. This led to the development of dynamic implants like the interspinous devices. They are supposed to limit extension and expand the spinal canal at the symptomatic level, but with ...

We present the case of a 27-year-old man who had a soft-tissue lumbar spine mass causing back, abdominal, and groin pain. Imaging showed the lesion filling the right neural foramen, invading the anterior L2 vertebral body and both pedicles, and protruding into the central canal, causing compression of the thecal sac. The final pathologic diagnosis was a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, ...

Synovial cysts of the lumbar spine are an uncommon cause of back and radicular pain. These cysts most frequently present as back pain, followed by chronic progressive radiculopathy or gradual onset of symptoms secondary to spinal canal compromise. Although less common, they can also present with acute spinal cord or root compression symptoms. We report of a case in which hemorrhaging into a rig...

We have presented a case of rare dorsally sequestrated lumbar disc herniation manifesting as cauda equina syndrome. The patient was admitted to the Neurological Department of Canton Hospital Zenica due to urinary retention and weakness in both lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a compressing mass located in the dorsal extradural space at the L2-L3 level. An extruded interverte...

BACKGROUND Discogenic low back pain is a common cause of chronic low back pain that remains a treatment challenge. The innervation and transmission of nociceptive information from painful lumbar discs has only recently been better described. OBJECTIVE To report initial experience of effectiveness of radiofrequency lesioning of L2 ramus communicans in managing discogenic pain. STUDY DESIGN A...

A 3-year-old girl presented with a history of low back pain. The initial X ray showed spondylolysis and minimal anterior spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 (Figure 1). Lumbar MRI showed extraforaminal disc protrusion with intervertebral disc height loss, vertebral endplate signal abnormality in L4-L5 vertebral bodies, left soft tissue abnormal signal from L2 to S1 and medial aspect of psoas muscle (Fig...

Aim: To examine the effectiveness and clinical significance of lumbar spine MRI in chronic lower-back ache patients its relevant radiculopathies. Study design: Cross-sectional descriptive study Place duration dtudy: Department Radiology, Sir Syed College Medical Sciences for Girls Karachi from 1stJune 2020 to 30thNovember 2020. Methodology: Ninety both males females, between ages 20-75 years wi...

This study was undertaken to explore the spinal cord segments controlling the canine and human vas deferens and differentiation of the mammalian sympathetic pathways to the vas deferens. Thoracolumbar white communicating rami (WCR) were electrically stimulated in the dogs. Stimulation of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lumbar WCR elicited an elevation of intraluminal pressure of the vas deferens in ...