The epidural venogram as a diagnostic procedure in the young athlete with symptoms of lumbar disk disease.
We recommend lumbar epidural venography as a screening procedure before myelography in the young athlete. It can be done on an outpatient basis, has a low complication rate, leaves no residual contrast material, and is more pleasant to the patient than a myelogram.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D010690:Phlebography / Q000009:adverse effects