spine consists of 5 vertebrae, L-1 through L-5, stacked on top of each other, held together by what are called facet joints. Just below L-5 is the sacrum and below that the coccyx (“tail bone”). The ...

Ventris Medical earned FDA clearance to use its Backpack bone graft in intervertebral disc space. The bone graft earned its first FDA nod in January. Backpack is offered in two versions — one with ...

The sacrum and the coccyx each consist of multiple bones that fuse over time. L5-S1 consists of the last bone in the lumbar spine (low back), called L5, and the triangle-shaped bone under it, known as ...

It contains the following: Sacrum. A spade-shaped bone that is formed by the fusion of 5 originally separate sacral vertebrae. Coccyx (tailbone). Formed by the fusion of 4 originally separated ...

The sensors were attached to the skin at the level of thoracic vertebrae 12 (T12) and sacral vertebrae 1 (S1) using double-sided adhesive tape (Figure 1A). The obtained acceleration data were low pass ...

Under the lumbar spine is the sacrum, a triangular bone formed by five fused sacral vertebrae (S1-S5), which connects the spine to the pelvis. The L5-S1 junction is a critical point for movement, ...

The pain occurs when the mass of feces presses on the nerves in the lower back, called the sacral nerves. A person could also develop back pain as a result of straining, which could lead to muscle ...

Jason Tartick is revealing his diagnosis after suffering from severe back pain. “I just got my results and I know what happened to my back. And here’s what happened and here’s everything I ...

2014). The ASL is made up of numerous thin bands that span the ventral surface of the SIJ, connecting the lateral aspect of the sacrum to the margin of the auricular surface of the ilium. The LPSL ...

Discogenic pain is caused by changes to one or more intervertebral discs in your spine. It is a type of lower back pain, a diagnosis that affects 80% of people in the United States at some point in ...