title: Adolescent lumbar disc prolapse.
abstract: 87 adolescents with lumbar disc prolapse treated from 1978 to 1985 were reviewed. The clinical pattern was different from that usually seen in adults, as 41 patients had no leg pain; and signs of neurologic deficit were often absent. Nonoperative treatment was successful in 57/61 patients, and 26 patients underwent discectomy with eventual return to full activity in 23 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Royal Newcastle Hospital, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Ghabrial
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tarrant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae