Anterior/Posterior Lumbar Discectomy - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical image depicts an anterior/posterior lumbar discectomy. The first image is a sagittal cross-section of the lumbar spine showing the pre-operative condition, with a disc herniations at L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1. The remaining images show multiple steps of the surgical repair, including the anterior abdominal incision, the removal of the L5-S1 disc, the insertion of a spacer, and the posterior fusion.