Verywell Health on MSN

Lumbar spine anatomy and function

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility ...
Healio

Many reasons why lumbar artificial disc replacement never achieved expected prominence

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When the Charité artificial disc received FDA approval for clinical use in 2004, most spine surgeons thought ...
Nature

Foraminal and far lateral lumbar disc herniations: surgical alternatives and outcome measures

Far lateral disc herniations constitute 7–12% of all disc herniations. They may be purely far lateral or extraforaminal in location, located beyond the pedicles, or may include intraforaminal and even ...
Healio

Prone transpsoas direct lateral lumbar fusion may improve operative efficiency

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression ...