title: Disc excision and anterior spinal fusion for lumbar disc protrusion in the adolescent.
abstract: Twenty patients who had undergone disc excision and anterior spinal fusion during adolescence for lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion were reviewed at an average of four years and four months after surgery. Excellent or good results were found in 95% of patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008875:Middle Aged; D013123:Spinal Fusion