Axial MRI of the Lumbar Spine - T2 weighted image at the L4 level. On this view centered over the L4-L5 disk, one can see well the cauda equina surrounded by CSF (note that CSF is bright on ...
What is a TLIF surgery? Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a spinal fusion technique for the lower back, in which two spinal bones (vertebrae) are joined by removing a portion of the ...
Low back pain is a common complaint. An estimated 70% to 85% of the adult population is reported to experience the problem at some point during their lifetime. While the source of back pain – ...
If so, they could be experiencing upper cervical dysfunction. What do we mean when we say an upper cervical adjustment or that the horse is experiencing upper cervical dysfunction? The cervical spine ...
Workforce shortages, unhappy patients, and low reimbursements may bring daily dread to dental teams, but the biggest scares may be what happens in the dental chair. In the spirit of Halloween, ...
HUNTLEY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today ...
Objective: To evaluate the influence of intersomatic spacers used in ALIF on segmental lordosis and height of the intervertebral foramen. Methods: Intersomatic spacers with different heights (17, 18, ...
Mechanical disorders of the cervicocerebral circulation (MDCC) are conditions in which neurological symptoms result from a disturbance of cerebral blood flow attributable to external mechanical forces ...
Basilar invagination is when the top of your spine gets pushed into the base of your skull. It leads to pinching or pressure on the brain stem, which is a bundle of nerves connecting the brain to the ...