although some suspected hamstring injuries still turn out to be MRI negative. 3 It is possible that the anatomical configuration of a hypertrophied lumbosacral ligament is more clinically significant ...

These inclusion criteria ensured a homogenous patient population with clinically verified lumbar radiculopathy and a high pre-test probability of nerve root impingement. MRI or CT was used to ...

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 ...