On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for his seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in his L4/5. The 15-time major champion was still recovering from Achilles ...

Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery on Friday, the 15-time major champion announced on X on Saturday. “After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted doctors ...

Tiger Woods’ long history of surgeries has unfortunately added another chapter — this time, a new procedure. On Friday, Tiger underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery in his L4/5 Lumbar spine for ...

Background Patients who undergo lumbar disc surgery for herniated discs, are advocated two different postoperative management strategies: a watchful waiting policy, or referral for rehabilitation ...

Unlike spine fusion, which permanently restricts movement at the operated level, disc replacement aims to maintain ...

Tiger Woods has admitted that his recovery has taken longer than he expected after his latest back surgery. The 15-time major ...

Outpatient spine surgery is an area of the specialty that’s accelerating. Here are nine key studies to know about outpatient spine surgery and procedures from 2025: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas ...

Herniation may occur anywhere along the spine but most commonly in the lumbar region, usually between the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae (L5-S1). The usual cause is degeneration of the ...

Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes ...

Tiger Woods went through a seventh back surgery Friday, this time to replace a disk in his lower back that had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post Saturday that he had ...

Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Afyon, Turkey, Vakif Gureba Training Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey and Yeditepe University Faculty of ...