Lumbosacral Disease

The lumbar spine is highly mobile whereas the sacrum is immobile, hence the LS junction is a transition zone and subsequent stress is placed on the joint and the LS intervertebral disc. Disc degeneration may arise leading to disc protrusion or tearing. Compression or impingement of nerves as they travel dorsal to a disc or exit the spinal cord at
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