Levi Onwuzurike's remarkable recovery from lumbar spinal fusion
Lumbar (lower back) fusions are not common to return from for a variety of reasons. There is a good chance that surgery doesn't help and the pain doesn't improve. In the general population, it's about ...
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A pilot study of the prevalence of lumbar disc degeneration in elite athletes with lower back pain at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
Results: The disc signal intensity was progressively reduced the more caudal the disc space. It was most common at the L5/S1 level, and, of the abnormal group, 36% (n = 11) showed the most ...