Most children and adolescents with herniated disks in the lower (lumbar) spine have some sort of malformation of the spinal vertebrae, reports a study. Herniated disks in the lumbar spine are common ...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most prevalent spinal deformity in children, with an incidence reported between 0.47% ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

3D-modeling and radiographic imaging uncovers novel information on spatial skeletal development and its disorders. Our main interests are hip dysplasia and lumbosacral transitional vertebrae in dogs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bertolotti’s syndrome can be associated with pain across the lifespan. The Jenkins classification was created to ...

The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...

One of the riddles of mammal evolution explained: the strong conservation of the number of trunk vertebrae. Researchers of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the University of Utah show that this ...