Straight leg raising was limited to 60° on the right side because of pain. Lumbar MRI examination showed a large disc herniation with irregular contours at L5–S1 level (Figure 2a and b).

Real Madrid have released a statement denying that Gareth Bale has suffered a lumbar disc hernia in his back that would require him to undergo surgery. The revelation came in Spanish newspaper ...

J Orthop Surg Res Posterolateral fusion combined with posterior decompression shows superiority in the treatment of severe lumbar spinal stenosis without lumbar disc protrusion or prolapse: a ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

That prompted a question from a reader who developed these symptoms. “I had an MRI two years ago, and it showed some spinal stenosis and a mild protrusion on the disc,” he wrote.

A Hartford Superior Court jury has awarded $202,000 to a New Britain man who suffered a spinal disc protrusion after his car was sideswiped in 2014. A six-person jury deliberated 95 minutes late ...