Unusual osseous changes in lumbar herniated disks: CT features.
Osseous changes in cases of lumbar herniated disks including erosion of the posterior vertebral body cortex near the herniated disk, spinal canal and intervertebral foramen enlargement, and focal sclerosis of the adjacent body are described. The changes were observed in four patients with large and old herniated disks.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012598:Sclerosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed