Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: (Left) T1-weighted sagittal MRI; (Right) T2-weighted sagittal MRI. Note the severe canal stenosis at the L4-L5 disk level. Also note that the L4 vertebral body is displaced ...

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The study evaluated 122 surgical cases of lumbar decompression with interspinous fixation from September 2011 to October 2016. A total of 56 patients had instrumentation at L4-L5.

MRI of the thoracic and lumbar spine. The sagittal plane (a) demonstrates a normal lumbar spinal canal with the exception of the level L4/5 where almost complete stenosis is present.

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an extremely active 79-year-old woman. For at least 10 years, I have had lower back pain. I assumed it was arthritis and ignored it. By June, after an extremely tough exercise ...

Lumbar Spondylolithesis: (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI at the level of L3; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI at the L4-5 disk level. Note the severe central canal stenosis at the L4-L5 disk level (right ...