title: Posterior epidural migration of thoracic disc fragment.
abstract: Migration of a disc fragment to the posterior epidural space is rare, especially in the thoracic spine. Only four such cases of posterior epidural migration of thoracic disc fragments have been reported. The authors report a case of 66-year-old man who presented with back pain and right leg weakness due to posterior epidural migration of thoracic disc fragment. The patient was successfully treated by laminectomy and partial facetectomy with disc removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Il Sup
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byung Chul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jae Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sung