The vast majority of low back pain is mechanical in nature. In many cases, low back pain is associated with spondylosis, a term that refers to the general degeneration of the spine associated with normal wear and tear that occurs in the joints, discs, and bones of the spine as people get older.
Johns Hopkins University is a private institution of higher education in Baltimore, Maryland with four main campuses in the area.
In 2014, more than 240 Whipple procedures (pancreaticoduodenectomies) were performed at Johns Hopkins which is an operation used to remove cancers and other diseases involving the head of the pancreas. This is more than any other center in the United States.