It can also be the site of a disc herniation or a spine ... interarticularis—a bone area in the back that connects the ...

The endplate resists herniation of the ... the ligamentum flavum. Each facet joint is connected to a capsular ligament. The cauda equina is a fanning bundle of lumbar and sacral nerve roots ...

These discs wear out faster than the bones and joints of the spine ... the ageing spine can lead to issues like back pain, ...

Lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP ... the lateral recess due to facet joint hypertrophy, thickening and bulging of the ligamentum flavum, bulging of an intervertebral disc, osteophyte ...