Located in the lower back area, the lumbar region is the portion of the spine that begins below the shoulder blades, about five or six inches, at the lordosis (where it curves in toward the abdomen). There are five vertebrae that make up the lumbar spine, L1 through L5 – which also ...
1. 1. A thorough knowledge of the anatomic relations in the lower lumbar portion of the spine and of the physiology of the intervertebral disc is essential for a clear understanding of the clinical features of this disorder. The pathologic changes which occur in a ruptured lumbar intervertebral ...
A local anesthetic is used to numb the skin. All the tissue down to the surface of the lamina portion of the lumbar vertebra bone is anesthetized. The physician slides a thicker needle through the anesthetized track. 皮肤作局部...
Reports of trauma to the lumbar portion of the spine in patients wearing seat belts are infrequent. A patient with this type of injury is presented.Report of a Case:—A well-developed, 52-year-old white woman was admitted to the Long Island Jewish Hospital after injury in a two-car ...
This type of spinal fusion, which involves placing a bone graft in the posterolateral portion of the spine, has a long history and is considered by many surgeons to be a safe, effective method. We also have performed posterolateral lumbar fusion in patients with lumbar degenerative disease since...
The spinal cord runs through the center of the vertebral column and terminates at the conus medullaris, roughly at the level of L1–L2,4 and the cauda equina, a bundle of spinal nerve roots runs from the termination of the spinal cord through to the remaining portion of the spinal canal....
Therefore, the network is trained to always segment any visible portion of the spinal canal, which is then stitched together for all patches that are fed through the network. In total, the network has three input channels, two memory states, and the corresponding image patch. Network ...
A transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is performed to remove a portion of a disc that is the source of back or leg pain and fuse the spine. Like the PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion) procedure, bone graft is used to fuse the spinal vertebrae after the disc is removed. Ho...
1.the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone.She damaged her spine when she fell.columna vertebral,espina dorsal 2.something like a backbone in shape or function.the spine of a book.lomo
Surgical instruments are used to remove a large portion of the degenerating vertebral disc. An interbody spacer, which is an implant comprised of a titanium, carbon-fiber, or polymer structural support cage that spans the width...