title: Multilevel lumbar disc herniation in 12-year-old twins.
abstract: Herniation of a lumbar disc in the pediatric age group is rare. A 12-year-old female twin developed backache and left sciatica after a mild lifting injury. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine showed multilevel lumbar disc herniation. The patient was managed conservatively and her symptoms subsided within 6 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging of her asymptomatic twin sister revealed a similar pattern of disc degeneration and multilevel herniation. This report emphasizes the hereditary nature of juvenile lumbar disc degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emanuel Children's Hospital, Portland, OR 97227, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Obukhov
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hankenson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manka
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mawk
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging