IT IS common knowledge that there is considerable difference of opinion in the medical profession concerning the methods and efficiency of the treatment of posterior protrusions of the nucleus ...

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.

In the lumbar spine (lower back ... replacement generally have degenerative discs which are sometimes ruptured and often the disc replacement is a choice which is better for them.

Tiger Woods underwent surgery on Tuesday for a ruptured left Achilles and while ... In September, he underwent spinal surgery to remove a herniated disc and relieve pressure on the nerves.