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Lumbar puncture (LP), also
known as a
spinal tap, is a
medical procedure in
which a
needle is
inserted into the
spinal canal, most
commonly to collect...
- anatomy,
lumbar is an
adjective that
means of or
pertaining to the
abdominal segment of the torso,
between the
diaphragm and the sacrum. The
lumbar region...
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tissue that
extends from the
medulla oblongata in the
lower brainstem to the
lumbar region of the
vertebral column (backbone) of
vertebrate animals. The center...
- The
lumbar vertebrae are
located between the
thoracic vertebrae and pelvis. They form the
lower part of the back in humans, and the tail end of the back...
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curvature of the
lumbar spine. However, the
terms lordosis and
lordotic are also used to
refer to the
normal inward curvature of the
lumbar and
cervical regions...
- paralysis, and
affection of reflexes. If the
herniated disc is in the
lumbar region, the
patient may also
experience sciatica due to
irritation of one...
- The
lumbar nerves are the five
pairs of
spinal nerves emerging from the
lumbar vertebrae. They are
divided into
posterior and
anterior divisions. The lumbar...
- 90% of
sciatica is due to a
spinal disc
herniation pressing on one of the
lumbar or
sacral nerve roots. Spondylolisthesis,
spinal stenosis,
piriformis syndrome...
- The
lumbar plexus is a web of
nerves (a
nerve plexus) in the
lumbar region of the body
which forms part of the
larger lumbosacral plexus. It is formed...
- The
lumbar triangle can
refer to
either the
inferior lumbar (Petit) triangle,
which lies superficially, or the
superior lumbar (Grynfeltt) triangle, which...
