A lumbosacral spine X-ray, or lumbar spine X-ray, is an imaging test that helps your doctor view the anatomy of your lower back. The lumbar spine is made up of five vertebral bones. The sacrum is ...

X-rays can also be done at an early age to investigate birth defects like spina bifida. After surgery spine X-rays are used to assess changes in the spine caused by the surgery, and for post-surgical ...

Dr. Isaac Moss, an orthopedic surgeon at UConn Health, can see his patient’s spinal column during surgery without cutting the back open or even having to look at a two-dimensional X-ray on a … ...