Researchers randomly assigned 554 patients with lumbar disc herniation and a large annular defect to undergo either lumbar microdiscectomy alone or with an additional bone-anchored annular closure ...

Evidence-based recommendations on epiduroscopic lumbar discectomy through the sacral hiatus for sciatica in adults. This involves removing the part of the spinal disc pressing against the spinal nerve ...

Lumbar disc herniation refers to the condition in which one of the discs in the lower back (lumbar spine) protrudes or ruptures. The lumbar spine consists of a stack of bones called vertebrae ...

Your MRI report says that you have a herniated disc in your lumbar spine. This sounds scary and could be the source of your back and/or leg pain. Here is what you need to know and what your doctor ...

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However, in 2018 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . National Football League linemen who sustain a lumbar disc herniation have a higher return-to-play rate when ...

Researchers described new therapeutic approaches to repair herniated discs in the lumbar spine using novel tissue engineering and regenerative medicine strategies. Novel tissue engineering and ...

2. CPT 49496 (Repair, initial inguinal hernia, full term infant younger than age 6 months, or preterm infant older than 50 weeks postconception age and younger than age 6 months at the time of surgery ...