Lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse is most prevalent between the ages of 30–50 years, and the L5/S1 and L4/5 intervertebral discs account for 95% of all lumbar prolapses. A lumbar disc prolapse ...

Locke's surgeon explains in the video, as he examines the X-rays, that the discs in the safety's L4 and L5 vertebrae had "completely deteriorated," leading to bone-on-bone contact.

He explained that Locke suffered a degenerated disc with bone-on-bone between his L4 and L5 vertebrae. Prusmack said he fused the spine with a “cage” and screws.

Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke announced that he had spinal fusion after the team’s Jan. 12 playoff game with the Buffalo Bills, NBC Sports reported July 2. Chad Prusmack, MD, performed the surgery ...

Herpes zoster is a clinical manifestation of reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that lies dormant in the dorsal root ganglia after a past primary infection. It can be associated with severe ...

The FE L4–L5 motion segment, consisted of two vertebra bodies (cortical shell and cancellous core) with posterior structures (facet joint, lamina, pedicle, spinous process and transverse process), and ...

This data set contains 50 m gridded snow depths derived from airborne light detection and ranging, or lidar, measurements of surface elevations. The data were collected as part of the NASA/JPL ...