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Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis (uSpA) is a term used to describe a group of inflammatory conditions that primarily affect the joints and the spine. These conditions share similarities...
Unilateral complete fusion is a congenital? or acquired condition in which two anatomical structures—most commonly adjacent vertebrae, bones of the skull, or joints—become entirely joined together...
Unilateral cranial suture fusion—often called unilateral craniosynostosis—is a birth condition in which one of the joints (sutures) between the bones of an infant’s skull closes too...
Unilateral facet dislocation occurs when one of the paired facet joints between two adjacent vertebrae in the spine becomes displaced, typically as a result of trauma....
In unilateral Laminotomy a part of or the entire lamina on one side of the affected vertebra is removed with or without adjacent tissues. Lumbar? laminectomy continues to...
A unilateral locked facet joint is when one of the small joints between two vertebrae (the facet joints) becomes stuck in a partly dislocated position on...
Unilateral Lumbar? Radiculopathy? is a condition that affects the nerves in your lower back, leading to pain?, weakness?, and other uncomfortable symptoms. In this article, we...
Unilateral neural foraminal narrowing at the L1–L2 level describes a localized? reduction in the size of the bony aperture (foramen) through which the spinal nerve root...
Unilateral neural foraminal narrowing at L2–L3 refers to the pathological reduction in the size of the right or left intervertebral foramen between the second and third...
Unilateral neural foraminal narrowing at the L3–L4 level refers to the reduction in space where the nerve root exits the spinal canal on one side between...
Unilateral neural foraminal narrowing at the L4–L5 level refers to the narrowing of the neural foramen—the bony passage through which the L4 or L5 spinal nerve...
Unilateral neural foraminal narrowing at the L5–S1 level refers to the condition in which one of the two openings (foramina) through which the L5 spinal nerve...
