2000).The majority of herniated discs occur in a posterolateral direction, compressing the ipsilateral nerve root as it exits from the dural sac. Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation compresses the ...

This paper discusses the theory that subtle lumbosacral canal impingement of the L5 nerve root may be a relatively common occurrence in older footballers and may in fact be a common underlying basis ...

[19] Eligible patients with suspected chronic lumbar radiculopathy ... was set to be disc herniation causing impingement (compression and/or dislocation) of a spinal nerve root.