Herniation of the lumbar disk in adolescents.
The authors review eight cases of lumbar intervertebral disk herniation in adolescents aged less than 16 years, with a minimum follow-up treatment of 2 years during an 18-year period. All patients presented lower back and sciatic pain, antalgic scoliosis, and a positive Lasègue sign. Nerve compression signs were present in 25+ of the cases. Seventy-five percent of the cases underwent myelography and 25% underwent computerized axial tomography. Results were good in all cases.
Basile Júnior
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Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Brasil.
de Barros Filho
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Bonetti
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Rosemberg
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D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed