Multilevel lumbar disc herniation in 12-year-old twins.
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.
Obukhov
S K
SK
Department of Neurosurgery, Emanuel Children's Hospital, Portland, OR 97227, USA.
Hankenson
L
L
Manka
M
M
Mawk
J R
JR
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