The XLIF procedures included the use of surgeon directed neuromonitoring designed to identify the proximity of surgical instruments to the nerves of the lumbar plexus and thereby avoid injury to those ...

The superior hypogastric plexus is formed by sympathetic fibers from the celiac plexus and the first 4 lumbar splanchnic nerves that divides into 2 hypogastric nerves 1,6-12. The prostate has a ...

What causes lumbar spinal stenosis? Trauma to the spine can cause stenosis, but more commonly, narrowing within the lumbar spine is the result of normal wear-and-tear on the spine in the form of ...

Lumbar interbody fusions have numerous subtypes, chiefly named for the direction or point on the body from which the spine will be accessed during surgery. For example, in an anterior lumbar interbody ...

Preparing for minimally invasive lumbar decompression. If you have not had recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of your spine, your doctor may refer you to have this test completed. The imaging ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between different radiographic methods in the evaluation of the lumbosacral concavity. METHODS: The sample consisted of 52 individuals with ages ranging from ...

Lumbar spine. The next 5 vertebrae, located in the lower back. Sacral spine. The lowest 5 vertebrae, located below the waist, including the 4 vertebrae that make up the tailbone (coccyx) The lumbar ...

Introduction. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), an important cause of chronic lower back pain, significantly impairs mobility and diminishes quality of life in affected individuals ().Surgical ...