Pls help I had a L4/5 fusion last year Nov 2006, lately I've been having losts of pressure (pain) on my right side down the sciatica area and pressure on the buttock area what can be causing this? Ps: ...

The surgery was performed by Dr. Drew Dossett and Harrison is expected to be hospitalized for at least two nights following the surgery to fuse the L5-S1 disc.

The L4-L5 disc, in between the L4 and L5 vertebrae, can herniate or degenerate, leading to possible leg pain (sciatica) and/or lower back pain. “I am homesick from last November.

Graham DeLaet, who has not played a PGA Tour event since October, has opted to have a procedure on his back and will need six to 12 months to recover, he said Tuesday. DeLaet, 36, who had a stem ...

Your Good Health: Man has weak legs, foot drop following spinal fusion surgery Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had surgery two weeks ago to fuse his three lowest vertebrae due to degenerative disc disease.

Sciatica is a compression of the sciatic nerve, usually by the L4 or L5 disc herniations. It can be a very painful problem, even crippling at times. Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally ...

L5-S1 degenerative disc disease is a common pathologic entity, and many surgical interventions have been entertained for the treatment of this condition. It has been my experience that indications ...

Dr. Carlson completed the first outpatient posterior lumbar disc fusion surgery using SpineFrontier instruments at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Va. The 58 year old patient was ...