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Herniation of the lumbar disk in adolescents
R Basile Júnior1, T E de Barros Filho, C L Bonetti
1Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Brasil.
Revista Paulista De Medicina
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
The authors review eight cases of lumbar intervertebral disk herniation in adolescents aged less than 16 years, with a minimum follow-up treatment of 2 years during an 18-year period. All patients presented lower back and sciatic pain, antalgic scoliosis, and a positive Lasègue sign. Nerve compression signs were present in 25+ of the cases. Seventy-five percent of the cases underwent myelography and 25% underwent computerized axial tomography. Results were good in all cases.