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DefinitionLumbar transverse nerve root compression at the L1–L2 level occurs when one of the spinal nerve roots exiting between the first and second lumbar vertebrae becomes...
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DefinitionL2 Lumbar Radiculopathy are considered a group. This group has a marked overlap of the innervation of the anterior thigh muscles. An acute injury in the...
DefinitionPosterior wedging of the L2 vertebra refers to an abnormal deformity in which the back (posterior) portion of the second lumbar vertebral body is narrowed relative...
DefinitionLateral wedging of the L2 vertebra refers to an asymmetrical deformation in which the side (lateral aspect) of the second lumbar vertebral body collapses or overgrows...
DefinitionL2-3 Disc Disorders/PLID (Prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc) is one of the most common vertebral column diseases of elderly people leading to back pain, radicular pain, and...
DefinitionL2-3 Herniated Disc Disorders/PLID (Prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc) is one of the most common vertebral column diseases of elderly people leading to back pain, radicular pain,...
DefinitionA lumbar bulging disc at the L2–L3 level occurs when the intervertebral disc situated between the second (L2) and third (L3) lumbar vertebrae protrudes outward beyond...
DefinitionLumbar disc herniation occurs when the soft inner nucleus of an intervertebral disc bulges or ruptures through its tough outer ring, often compressing adjacent nerves. While...
DefinitionA disc prolapse, also known as a herniated intervertebral disc, occurs when nucleus pulposus material bulges or extrudes through the annulus fibrosus and impinges upon nearby...
DefinitionA disc vertical herniation—commonly known as a Schmorl’s node—occurs when the gelatinous nucleus pulposus pushes through a weakened cartilaginous endplate of the intervertebral disc and intrudes...
DefinitionL2–L3 Discitis is an infection or sterile inflammation of the intervertebral disc space between the second (L2) and third (L3) lumbar vertebrae. Although discitis can occur...
