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.
During their fifth clinical year, general surgery residents rotate for eight or nine months at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and for two to three months at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Rotations include additional training in trauma surgery, complex hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery, surgical oncology and complex laparoscopic surgery. Operative Experience. In recent years, our general surgery residents have performed approximately 1,000 operations at the end of five clinical years.