title: Thoracic disc protrusion. (Analysis of 8 cases).
abstract: Eight cases of thoracic disc protrusion, observed over a period of four years, are reported. The literature was also reviewed. It is emphasized that in chronic midline disc protrusions a careful laminectomy without removal of the disc can give satisfactory results.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae