Schwannoma: MRI Scans of the Lumbar Spine; (Left Top) T1-weighted axial; (Left Middle) T1-weighted with gadolinium axial; (Left Lower) T2-weighted axial; (Middle) T2-weighted mid-sagittal; (Right) ...

For instance, if the patient has lumbar stenosis from the L3 to L5 levels, the L4 spinous process is removed first. Then the spinous process of L3 and L5 are partially removed. The lamina are ...

It’s often caused by nerve compression or damage to a branch of nerves. ... If this pressure pinches the L3 or L4 nerve root in the lumbar spine, it can cause anterior thigh numbness and tingling.

Herniated L3-4 Disk: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the lumbosacral spine; (Right Upper) T2-weighted axial MRI at the L3-4 level; (Right Lower) T2-weighted axial MRI at the L5 level.On the ...

Most frequently far lateral disc herniations are encountered at either the L3–L4 or L4–L5 levels followed by L5–S1. 1,5,9,12,13 Cephalad involvement of L1–L2 or L2–L3 is rare except in ...

The two most commonly affected lumbar facet joints are L4–L5 and L5–S1, so the nerves innervating these joints — the L3 and L4 medial branches and the L5 dorsal ramus — are most frequently ...

Radiofrequency ablation of the nerves in the back has been used since the 1970s in people ... I suffered a lower back injury in 2001, with crushed and bulging discs in the L2, L3, L4 and L5 ...