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Authors

Massimo Balsano, Roger Härtl, Ibrahim Hussain

General Editor

Luiz Vialle

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Lumbar

Disc herniation

Central and posterolateral lumbar disc herniations

Central and posterolateral

Central and posterolateral lumbar disc herniations are the most common symptomatic types of disc herniations and typically occur due to the axial biomechanical forces on these discs.

Stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a condition where the spinal canal area is reduced, leading to compression of neural structures.

Spondylolisthesis

Lumbar

Degenerative spondylolisthesis

Degenerative spondylolisthesis is the abnormal translation of one vertebral body relative to an adjacent vertebral body. It is often more simply referred to as a “slip.”