A modified interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injection approach, known as the parasagittal approach, is more effective at reducing unilateral lumbosacral radicular back pain and is safer than the ...

Historically, age-related spinal degeneration has been difficult to treat, but highly effective, minimally invasive techniques now exist that are ideal for use in ambulatory surgery centers. During a ...

A retrospective, single-center study out of the Czech Republic tested the safety and efficacy of unilateral interlaminar fenestration (UILF) on the convex side in cases of SMA that also exhibit severe ...

Introduction Full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy can be performed using either the transforaminal (TELD) or interlaminar (IELD) approach. Although both techniques are widely used, the optimal approach ...

The tough outer cover of a disc is called the annulus. It can sometimes tear, allowing the soft centre to bulge through. This is called herniation, also known as 'slipped disc'. If it presses on a ...

Lumbar disc herniation occurs when the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc protrudes through a tear in the surrounding annulus fibrosus. Symptoms include pain in the back or leg, and numbness ...