Introduction: Low back pain affects roughly 70–80% of people at some point in their lives. Lumbar disc prolapse is one the major reasons low that causes severe morbidity around world, affecting primarily working-class young population. We conducted this study to describe unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) discectomy technique for lumbar herniated with aim on how perform theses procedure safel...

The most common cause of lumbar spinal canal stenosis is age-related degenerative changes. ligamentum flavum said to become thicker and stiffer with age, based on several histological cadaver studies. However, there are no studies determining the changes mechanical properties in live patients. We examined patients evaluated A total 44 undergoing decompression surgery due disease at our institut...

Study Design A retrospective radiological study of the ligamentum flavum (LF). Purpose We determined the relationship of dorsal spinal LF thickening with age and sex using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We also determined whether LF thickening has a predominant tendency to occur at a specific dorsal level and on a specific side. Overview of Literature Many researchers have studied LF thi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Thickening of the LF is ascribed to buckling due to DSN. Uncertainty exists as to whether this can occur without DSN. Our primary hypothesis was that facet degenerative changes alone, independent of DSN, can thicken the LF. Our secondary hypothesis was that inflammatory changes surrounding degenerative facet joints may incite thickening. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-two ...