Spinal epidural abscesses are often initially misdiagnosed, particularly in neurologically intact patients. Epidural infections can cause injury to the spinal cord. The incidence of these infection ...

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the Lumbar Spine; (Left) Mid-sagittal view; (Right Top) Axial scan at the mid-L3 level; (Right Bottom) Axial scan at the L3-L4 disk level. Note the central ...

Two cages at L3-L4 is 22851, one cage at L3-L4 and one at L4-L5 is 22851×2. In many instances bone graft material may be packed into a cage, the bone graft is separately reported. CPT notes and CPT ...

Finally, target the L3 medial branch by advancing a spinal needle to the junction of the L4 superior articular and transverse processes.

The MRI showed a “compression deformity of the L4 vertebral body,” with spinal stenosis at L3-4 and L5-S1. Is this awful pain permanent? Can I never go on walks or bike again?

Medial branch blocks can be easily over-reported if spinal anatomy is not understood or the actual procedure is not detailed. A procedural note stating, “medial branch blocks of L3, L4 and L5 nerves” ...

Disc space narrowing at disc levels L1/L2 and L2/L3, visible on lumbar radiographs, may help to identify hip pain patients whose pain originates in the lumbar spine.

In this video from Open Operating Theatre, Jens Castein, MD, from the Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurotraumatology in Frankfurt, Germany, discussed how to perform a percutaneous posterior ...

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the Lumbar Spine. (Left) Mid-sagittal view; (Right Top) Axial scan at the L3 level; (Right Bottom) Axial scan at the L3-L4 disk level. Note the severe ...