For the first time in Arizona, and only the second time in the U.S., HonorHealth Research Institute treated a patient with a new type of lumbar spine disc repair that provides immediate relief of pain ...

The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a branch of the lumbar plexus, exiting the spinal cord between the L2 and L3 vertebrae. It emerges at the lateral edge of the psoas muscle group, below the ...

A 44 year-old man underwent elective disk surgery at the L2-L3 level. Three days later, he developed low back pain associated with fever. The next day, he developed numbness and weakness of both legs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In May 2004 a 65-year-old man fell 8 ft. when the ladder on which he was standing slipped. He was lucky that his ...

The Irishman will miss the Clasica San Sebastian after examinations discovered fractures to his transverse processes in his L2 and L3 vertebrae in his lower back. He will be out of action for three ...