title: Acute traumatic intraosseous disc herniation.
abstract: The clinical, radiologic, and discographic findings are reviewed in eight patients with acute traumatic intraosseous disc herniation. The syndrome should be considered in adolescent patients having severe back pain with limited radiation to the upper thigh, following significant compression/flexion stress to the spine. The intraosseous disc herniation can be confirmed by discography and reproduction of symptoms during the procedure is a helpful confirmatory feature. The radiologic natural history of the lesion is presented, and the role of bone scintigraphy is discussed. This type of injury may be responsible for considerable pain and disability in the adolescent age group and has proved extremely difficult to manage except by conservative treatment and analgesics.
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: McCall
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seal
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging