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Resorption of thoracic disc herniation. Report of 2 cases.
2008-03-01

The authors describe 2 cases of thoracic disc herniation, resulting in acute myelopathy without bladder dysfunction or progressive muscular weakness; the herniated disc apparently resorbed without surgical intervention. Thoracic disc herniations are less frequent than ...

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Clinical features of conjoined lumbosacral nerve roots versus lumbar intervertebral disc herniations
2010-02-21

Unidentified nerve root anomalies, conjoined nerve root (CNR) being the most common, may account for some failed spinal surgical procedures as well as intraoperative neural injury. Previous studies have failed to clinically discern CNR from herniated discs and found their surgical outcomes as being inferior. A comparative study of CNR and ...

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Sacral perineural cyst accompanying disc herniation.
2009-03-31

Although most of sacral perineural cysts are asymptomatic, some may produce symptoms. Specific radicular pain may be due to distortion, compression, or stretching of nerve root by a space occupying cyst. We report a rare case of S1 radiculopathy caused by sacral perineural cyst accompanying disc herniation. The patient underwent a ...

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Sacral Perineural Cyst Accompanying Disc Herniation
2009-03-31

Although most of sacral perineural cysts are asymptomatic, some may produce symptoms. Specific radicular pain may be due to distortion, compression, or stretching of nerve root by a space occupying cyst. We report a rare case of S1 radiculopathy caused by sacral perineural cyst accompanying disc herniation. The patient underwent a ...

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Herniated Cervical Disc

... by a doctor with special training in this technique. The initial injection may be ... (sometimes combined with corticosteroids) directly into painful soft ...

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Automatic diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation with shape and appearance features from MRI
2010-03-01

Intervertebral disc herniation is a major reason for lower back pain (LBP), which is the second most common neurological ailment in the United States. Automation of herniated disc diagnosis reduces the large burden on radiologists who have to diagnose hundreds of cases each day using clinical MRI. We present a ...

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Spinal Nerve Root Swelling Mimicking Intervertebral Disc Herniation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging -A Case Report-
2010-03-10

A herniated intervertebral disc is the most common type of soft tissue mass lesion within the lumbar spinal canal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool for the assessment of patients with lower back pain and radiating pain, especially intervertebral disc herniation. MRI findings of intervertebral ...

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Migrated herniated disc mimicking a neoplasm.
2010-07-29

Disc sequestration is defined as migration of a herniated disc fragment into the epidural space such that it is completely separated from the parent disc. We report a case of a migrated herniated disc that was initially pathologically diagnosed as a cartilage neoplasm. In ...

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Non-traumatic acute myelopathy due to cervical disc herniation in contiguous two-level disc spaces: a case report.
2005-02-17

Non-traumatic acute myelopathy caused by cervical disc herniation is rare, and no case has been reported which the disease was caused by the extrusion or migration of a cervical disc herniation of contiguously-located two-level disc space. In this report, the disease is described, and the ...

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Computed tomographic characteristics of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease in dogs
2010-03-03

Forty canine patients with a presumptive diagnosis of the intervertebral disc herniation at the thoracolumbar region were imaged. A neurological examination was performed and all patients were classified under four grades by the examination. The degrees of attenuation of the herniated disc material were measured in ...

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The implantation of non-cell-based materials to prevent the recurrent disc herniation: an in vivo porcine model using quantitative discomanometry examination.
2007-01-25

Recurrent disc herniation is frequently observed due to leakage of nucleus pulposus through injured anulus fibrosus. There is no effective treatment to prevent recurrent disc herniation yet. In this study, we proposed to implant non-cell-based materials into the porcine disc to stimulate the ...

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The implantation of non-cell-based materials to prevent the recurrent disc herniation: an in vivo porcine model using quantitative discomanometry examination
2007-01-25

Recurrent disc herniation is frequently observed due to leakage of nucleus pulposus through injured anulus fibrosus. There is no effective treatment to prevent recurrent disc herniation yet. In this study, we proposed to implant non-cell-based materials into the porcine disc to stimulate the ...

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Intraradicular extruded disc herniation as a rare cause of failed back surgery - case report and review of the literature.

We report an unusual case of intradural intraradicular lumbar disc herniation, in which an extruded fragment of disc was found within the sheath of the left S1 nerve root. Previous surgery of our patient in another medical centre was not beneficial. The diagnosis of intraradicular extruded disc ...

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Engineering of polymer-based grafts with cells derived from human nucleus pulposus tissue of the lumbar spine.
2011-04-01

Intervertebral disc degeneration is considered a major source of low back pain. We therefore examined an absorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) biomaterial for its utility to support disc tissue regeneration. Microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation was performed in six patients. Intervertebral ...

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Cell transplantation in lumbar spine disc degeneration disease
2008-11-13

Low back pain is an extremely common symptom, affecting nearly three-quarters of the population sometime in their life. Given that disc herniation is thought to be an extension of progressive disc degeneration that attends the normal aging process, seeking an effective therapy that staves off disc degeneration has ...

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The use of opioids in a pregnant woman with lumbar disc herniation: a case report.

It is not easy to diagnose lumbar disc herniation during pregnancy due to the limitation of the examinations and it is also difficult to control the severe pain during this time. A pregnant woman with lumbar disc herniation was transferred to our hospital at the 23rd week of gestation. The pain was successfully ...

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Herniated Disc

... quit. Smoking is a risk factor for artherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), ... around the midsection, can put strain on your lower back.

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Treatment of lumbar disc herniation by percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) and modified PLDD
2005-07-01

Objective: To study the micro-invasive operative method and to compare the effect of treatment of PLDD and modified PLDD for Lumbar Disc Herniation. Method: Vaporized part of the nucleus pulposus in single or multiple point after acupuncture into lumbar disc, to reach the purpose of the decompression of the lumbar ...

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Nerve-root Schwannomas mimicking intervertebral disc herniations: a report of two cases
1989-09-01

Two cases of spinal nerve-root Schwannomas, initially diagnosed as intervertebral disc herniations, are presented. Both were surgically excised after being located using myelography and CT scans. A review of the literature, with emphasis on the differential diagnosis of Schwannoma from herniated intervertebral ...

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Lumbar (Open) Microscopic Discectomy

Open Discectomy Open discectomy is the most common surgical treatment for ruptured or herniated discs of the lumbar spine. When the outer wall of a disc, ...

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Different Expression of Extracellular Matrix Genes : Primary vs. Recurrent Disc Herniation
2010-01-31

ObjectiveRecurrent lumbar disc herniation has been reported to occur in 5% to 15% of surgically treated primary lumbar disc herniation cases. We investigated the molecular biologic characteristics of primary herniated discs and recurrent discs to see ...

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22
Bone Graft Materials Observational Registry
2011-05-20

Degenerative Disc Disease; Herniated Disc; Spinal Stenosis; Spondylolithesis; Spinal Deformity; Cervical Myelopathy; Failed Back Surgery Syndrome; Spinal Cord Neoplasms

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A new method for lumbar herniated inter-vertebral disc diagnosis based on image analysis of transverse sections.

This paper describes an image analysis method that uses automatic algorithms for the evaluation of herniation classification and geometry in the diagnosis of lumbar herniated inter-vertebral disc (HIVD). The method uses boundary approximation that uses a B-spline curve to approximate circle-like disc boundary and ...

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Metrizamide myelography and epidural venography. Their role in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis.

This study compares lumbar epidural venography with metrizamide (Amipaque) myelography as diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis. The accuracy of epidural venography and metrizamide myelography was evaluated in 30 surgically confirmed cases of lumbar disc herniation ...

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Coexistent cervical spine fusion and thoracic disc herniations with acute myelitis.
2010-09-01

Thoracic disc herniations are commonly found in asymptomatic individuals, sometimes with genetic predisposition. Congenital fusions of cervical vertebrae occur in Klippel-Feil syndrome, which may be asymptomatic or cause compressive myelitis due to cervical instability or associated herniated discs. We report the ...

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Radicular interdural lumbar disc herniation.
2009-11-04

Intraradicular lumbar disc herniation is a rare complication of disc disease that is generally diagnosed only during surgery. The mechanism for herniated disc penetration into the intradural space is not known with certainty, but adhesion between the radicular dura and the posterior ...

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Changes in disc herniation after CT-guided Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (PLDD): MR findings
2004-09-01

The aim of Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (PLDD) is to vaporize a small portion of the nucleus pulposus. Clinical efficacy of this technique is largely proven. However, time-evolution of intervertebral disc and its hernia after PLDD is not known. This study analyses changes in disc herniation and its native ...

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The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of lumbar disc disease.

Low back pain is a common malady, affecting up to 80% of adults at some time. Our diagnostic capabilities have been markedly improved with the introduction and evolution of magnetic resonance imaging. MRI is an accurate modality in the diagnosis of disc herniation, as well as recurrent disc herniation, degenerative ...

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Modified transcorporeal anterior cervical microforaminotomy assisted by O-arm-based navigation: a technical case report.
2010-05-21

This study was done to present our surgical experience of modified transcorporeal anterior cervical microforaminotomy (MTACM) assisted by the O-arm-based navigation system for the treatment of cervical disc herniation. We present eight patients with foraminal disc herniations at the C5-C6, C6-C7, and C7-T1 levels. ...

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Transmanubrial osteomuscolar sparing approach for T1-T2 thoracic disc herniation.
2008-10-01

Herniated thoracic disks are rare entities and their surgical treatment comprises 0.15% to 4% of all disk operations. Surgical approaches have included pediculectomy, costotransversectomy, lateral extracavitary, transthoracic thoracotomy, and thoracoscopy. The authors present a transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach for the treatment of T1-T2 thoracic ...

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Anterior discectomy and total disc replacement for three patients with multiple recurrent lumbar disc herniations.
2011-09-01

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although results of primary discectomy are generally excellent with relief of leg pain, recurrent lumbar disc herniation is relatively common ranging from 5% to 25%. Patients with recurrent herniation may undergo revision surgery; however, this carries with it increased risks and lower success rates. Many surgeons ...

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Reoperations after first lumbar disc herniation surgery; a special interest on residives during a 5-year follow-up
2007-01-09

BackgroundThe overall rate of operations after recurrent lumbar disc herniation has been shown to be 3�11%. However, little is known about the rate of residives. Thus the aim of this study was to explore the cumulative rates of re-operations and especially residive disc herniations at the same side and level as ...

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The Association of the Activation-Inducible Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor and Ligand with Lumbar Disc Herniation
2007-10-31

PurposeHerniated nucleus pulposus fragments are recognized by the immune system as a foreign-body, which results in an autoimmune reaction. Human activation-inducible tumor necrosis factor receptor (AITR) and its ligand, AITRL, are important costimulatory molecules in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Despite the importance of these costimulatory molecules in autoimmune ...

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IMAGING FINDINGS IN DOGS WITH CAUDAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC HERNIATION.
2011-06-20

The radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings for four dogs with herniation of the Cd1-Cd2 intervertebral disc are described. All dogs were 7 years of age at the time of presentation, with one neutered male and three neutered females. Breeds included one Beagle, one Bassett hound, and two large, mixed breed dogs. All dogs had tail pain on ...

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35
Spontaneous Regression of a Large Lumbar Disc Extrusion
2010-09-30

Although the spontaneous disappearance or decrease in size of a herniated disc is well known, that of a large extruded disc has rarely been reported. This paper reports a case of a spontaneous regression of a large lumbar disc extrusion. The disc regressed spontaneously with clinical ...

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The Ligamentotactic Effect on a Herniated Disc at the Level Adjacent to the Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion : Report of Two Cases
2009-07-31

The authors report two cases of spontaneous regression of disc herniation at the level adjacent to the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) level. This phenomenon may be due to the increased tension on the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) by appropriate restoration of the disc height and lumbar lordosis, which is a mechanism ...

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Lumbar spinal surgery for sciatica due to intervertebral disc disease in the elderly.
1996-01-01

This report reviews 36 patients aged 71 to 93 years who had lumbar spinal surgery for sciatica pain some with motor and or sensory disturbances and with no motor and sensory disturbances. Even though we found soft disc herniations, these patients should have a thorough circumferential decompression because of bony osteophytes and facet hypertrophy. Special ...

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[A case of spinal cord infarction caused by cervical disc herniation].
2007-09-01

A 40-year-old previously healthy female was diagnosed with acute progressive paraparesis. Neurological examination revealed bilateral four-limb weakness predominant in the distal part of the upper limbs and superficial sensory impairment below the cervical region. T2-weighted image on MRI showed an area of hyperintensity in the gray matter of the cervical cord with disc ...

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A critical assessment of clinical diagnosis of disc herniation in patients with monoradicular sciatica.
1996-01-01

The diagnostic power or clinical parameters in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation in patients with monoradicular pain was evaluated in a prospective study with a 100% verification of the diagnosis. Eighty patients with monoradicular pain corresponding to the fifth lumbar or the first sacral nerve root were included. Pre-operatively a number of ...

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Treatment of lumbar disc herniation: Evidence-based practice
2010-07-21

Clinical question:What is the best treatment for lumbar disc herniations?Results:For patients failing six weeks of conservative care, the current literature supports surgical intervention or prolonged conservative management as appropriate treatment options for lumbar radiculopathy in the setting of disc ...

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Intradural tumor and concomitant disc herniation of cervical spine

We report a rare patient of a simultaneous extradural and intradural compression of the cervical spinal cord due to co-existent intervertebral disc herniation and an intradural schwannoma at the same level. The intradural lesion was missed resulting in recurrence of myelopathy after a surprisingly complete functional recovery following anterior cervical ...

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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Secondary to Lumbar Disc Herniation
2010-01-31

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is often idiopathic. We report on a patient presenting with symptomatic intracranial hypotension and pain radiating to the right leg caused by a transdural lumbar disc herniation. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain revealed classic signs of intracranial hypotension, and an additional spinal MR confirmed a ...

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Extreme lateral lumbar disc herniation in a 12-year child: case report and review of the literature
2010-03-10

Extreme lateral lumbar disc herniations (ELLDHs) occur more frequently among elderly patients, with a peak incidence in the sixth decade, and are rarely found in children. The patient presented is a 12-year-old boy with a 3-month history of right-sided leg pain. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an extreme lateral ...

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Defense.gov News Article: Wounded Warrior Inspires Gates ...

... He also suffered a compression fracture to his T-8 vertebrae, herniated discs, a mild traumatic brain injury and an inhalation injury. ...

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Cervical disc herniation producing acute brown-sequard syndrome.
2009-05-31

Brown-Sequard syndrome may be the result of penetrating injury to the spine, but many other etiologies have been described. This syndrome is most commonly seen with spinal trauma and extramedullary spinal neoplasm. A herniated cervical disc has been rarely reported as a cause of this syndrome. We present a case of a 28-year-old male patient diagnosed as ...

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Cervical Spine

... into the surrounding cerebrospinal fluid spaces; can show pressure on the spinal cord or nerves due to herniated discs, bone spurs or tumors. X-ray : Application of radiation to produce a film or picture of a ...

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Cervical Disc Herniation as a Cause of Brown-S�quard Syndrome
2009-11-30

The possible causes of Brown-S�quard Syndrome (BSS) have been frequently observed with spinal trauma and extramedullary spinal tumors, but the cervical disc herniation to cause BSS is rare. The authors present five cases of patients who were diagnosed with BSS resulting from cervical disc herniation, and the ...

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Cervical Disc Herniation Producing Acute Brown-Sequard Syndrome
2009-05-31

Brown-Sequard syndrome may be the result of penetrating injury to the spine, but many other etiologies have been described. This syndrome is most commonly seen with spinal trauma and extramedullary spinal neoplasm. A herniated cervical disc has been rarely reported as a cause of this syndrome. We present a case of a 28-year-old male patient diagnosed as ...

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A comparison of angled sagittal MRI and conventional MRI in the diagnosis of herniated disc and stenosis in the cervical foramen.
2009-03-18

The object of this study is to demonstrate that angled sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables the precise diagnosis of herniated disc and stenosis in the cervical foramen, which is not available with conventional MRI. Due to both the anatomic features of the cervical foramen and the limitations of conventional MR techniques, it has been ...

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50
A Comparison of the Scorpion Load Carriage System (SLCS) ...
2003-07-01

... Subjects had no history of back problems or known current injuries or defects to bones or joints, including herniated intervertebral discs or previous ...

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A Comparison of Two Commercial Off the Shelf Backpacks to ...
2003-06-01

... Subjects had no history of back problems or known current injuries or defects to bones or joints, including herniated intervertebral discs or previous ...

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5.3.3.4 Selection of Study Population; Inclusion / Exclusion ...

... radiculopathy � sensory deficit � motor weakness � reflex changes � disc herniation � neurogenic claudication � instability (defined as > 0 ...

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MRI classification of lumbar herniated intervertebral disc.
1992-04-01

A consecutive series of 28 patients with lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (HIVD) who exhibited positive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings was analyzed and compared with operative findings to define the type of disc herniation. This prospective study showed that the overall accuracy of MRI in predicting ...

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Percutaneous Thoracic Intervertebral Disc Nucleoplasty: Technical Notes from 3 Patients with Painful Thoracic Disc Herniations
2011-03-02

Symptomatic thoracic disc herniation is an uncommon condition and early surgical approaches were associated with significant morbidity and even mortality. We are the first to describe the technique of percutaneous thoracic nucleoplasty in three patients with severe radicular pain due to thoracic disc herniation. ...

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Genome-wide association study in dachshund: identification of a major locus affecting intervertebral disc calcification.

Intervertebral disc calcification and herniation commonly affects Dachshund where the predisposition is caused by an early onset degenerative process resulting in disc calcification. A continuous spectrum of disc degeneration is seen within and among dog breeds, suggesting a multifactorial etiology. The number of ...

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Asymptomatic same-site recurrent disc herniation after lumbar discectomy: Results of a prospective longitudinal study with two-year serial imaging.
2011-02-18

ABSTRACT: Study Design: This is a prospective cohort study with serial imaging.Objective: We set out to determine the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic same-level recurrent disc herniation and assess their effect on two-year outcome.Summary of Background Data: The reported incidence of symptomatic same level recurrent disc ...

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Contrast enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of recurrent disc herniation.
1996-01-01

A positive result of re-operation in patients with recurrent symptoms after lumbar disc surgery is likely only if a new disc herniation is present. An improved ability to differentiate between recurrent disc herniation and scar tissue by contrast enhanced CT and MRI is suggested in earlier ...

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58
Senescence in human intervertebral discs
2006-06-14

Intervertebral discs demonstrate degenerative changes relatively early in life. Disc degeneration, in turn, is associated with back pain and disc herniation, both of which cause considerable clinical problems in the western world. Cell senescence has been linked to degenerative diseases of other connective tissues ...

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59
Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation following experimental intradiscal pressure increase.
2000-01-01

An experimental biomechanical model of overload and rupture of the annulus fibrosus (AF) and lumbar disc herniation was achieved by increasing intradiscal pressure while keeping disc height constant in 69 motion segments at the L4-L5 level excised from cadaveric spines. The experiments were made on 53 specimens in neutral posture and ...

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Elastic stabilization alone or combined with rigid fusion in spinal surgery: a biomechanical study and clinical experience based on 82 cases.
2002-09-13

The authors report their experience with the treatment of lumbar instability by a kind of spine stabilization. The elastic stabilization, which follows a new philosophy, is obtained by an interspinous device, and should be used alone in degenerative disc disease, recurrent disc herniation and in very low grade instability, or in ...

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Common Aches and Pains What You Need To Know andWhat You Need To Know and

Vertebrae 24 TOTAL #12;S iSpine Spinal Stenosis Disc Herniation Muscular Strain Scoliosis #12;S iSpine Disc Bulge

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Three-dimensional radiological classification of lumbar disc herniation in relation to surgical outcome
2008-02-19

Centrally located lumbar disc herniations have been reported to be of predictive value for poor post-operative clinical outcome. One hundred and fifty patients undergoing lumbar disc herniation surgery were prospectively included. Herniation-related parameters, including the grading of ...

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CT and MRI in the evaluation of extraspinal sciatica.
2010-07-20

Sciatica is the most frequently encountered symptom in neurosurgical practice and is observed in 40% of adults at some point in their lives. It is described as pain of the hip and the lower extremity secondary to pathologies affecting the sciatic nerve within its intraspinal or extraspinal course. The most frequent cause is a herniating lumbar disc ...

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Repair, regenerative and supportive therapies of the annulus fibrosus: achievements and challenges
2008-12-23

Lumbar discectomy is a very effective therapy for neurological decompression in patients suffering from sciatica due to hernia nuclei pulposus. However, high recurrence rates and persisting post-operative low back pain in these patients require serious attention. In the past decade, tissue engineering strategies have been developed mainly targeted to the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus (NP) ...

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Nightmare complication after lumbar disc surgery - cranial non-traumatic acute epidural hematoma.
2011-04-19

Study Design. Case reportObjective. The non-traumatic cranial epidural hematoma is extremely rare clinical entity and they commonly occurs in the presence of infectious disease, as complication of sinusitis, coagulopathy, vascular malformation of the dura, hemorrhagic tumor, in patients with sickle cell disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, after open heart surgery, and in patients on ...

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[Recurrent disc herniation during chronic pain therapy].
2006-08-01

Patients receiving ongoing palliative pain therapy, either by intrathecal morphine application or a spinal cord stimulation system (SCS), should obtain functional tests of the implant and new diagnostic imaging if new symptoms of lumbar pain of changed quality appear. Six cases are presented in which a further operation of a recurrent disc herniation ...

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67
Percutaneous laser discectomy.
1992-04-01

Percutaneous discectomy, for treatment of lumbar disc herniation, was first described in 1975 by Hijikta. Since its inception, a variety of instruments including rongeurs, augers, automated mechanical devices, and more recently, lasers have been developed to remove tissue from the herniated disc. The advantages ...

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Automatic Diagnosis of Lumbar Disc Herniation with Shape and Appearance Features from MRI

common diseases that cause LBP and sciatica, a common term for pain in legs consequent to irritation for diagnosis of back pain and sciatica. Sciatica might be caused by lumbar disc herniation as well as many clinical categories. They used 25 features to train the Neural Network (NN) including symptoms clinical

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Anterolateral extradural approach for C2-C3 disc herniation: technical case report.
2007-09-26

High cervical disc herniations (C2-C3) are extremely rare, and various approaches have been used to treat C2-C3. In this report, we recommend the anterolateral extradural approach as an alternative to treat C2-C3 disc herniation. A 72-year-old woman was referred to us with severe pain in the left side of her neck ...

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70
Lumbar disc herniation in three patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series.
2011-09-01

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: To date, lumbar disc herniation has not been reported in the context of cystic fibrosis even though back pain and musculoskeletal problems are very common in patients with cystic fibrosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on three patients with cystic fibrosis who experienced lumbar disc ...

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Lumbar disc herniation in three patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series
2011-09-06

IntroductionTo date, lumbar disc herniation has not been reported in the context of cystic fibrosis even though back pain and musculoskeletal problems are very common in patients with cystic fibrosis.Case presentationWe report on three patients with cystic fibrosis who experienced lumbar disc herniation in the ...

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Akt/PKB isoforms expression in the human lumbar herniated disc: correlation with clinical and MRI findings.
2011-05-18

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration suggests a complex process influenced by genetics, lifestyle and biomechanics, which accounts for the development of low back pain (LBP) and lumbar radiculopathy, a major cause of musculoskeletal disability in humans. The family of Akt/PKB kinases is a principal mediator in the signal transduction pathways, which contribute to ...

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73
Epidural Steroid Injection for Lumbar Disc Herniation in NFL Athletes.
2011-07-14

PURPOSE:: To our knowledge, there is no published information on the efficacy of epidural steroid injections for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation in an athletic population. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of epidural corticosteroid injection for treatment of lumbar disc herniation in a ...

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74
[Percutaneous automated lumbar nucleotomy].

The results of percutaneous automated lumbar nucleotomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation were assessed in a series of 39 patients. The technique consists of mechanical decompression of the herniated intervertebral disc without total excision. Only one-space discs were treated by this ...

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75
Percutaneous automated lumbar nucleotomy.
1989-01-01

The results of percutaneous automated lumbar nucleotomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation were assessed in a series of 39 patients. The technique consists of mechanical decompression of the herniated intervertebral disc without total excision. Only one-space discs were treated by this ...

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76
Nuclear factor-kappa B decoy suppresses nerve injury and improves mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in a rat lumbar disc herniation model
2009-03-24

Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-?B) is a gene transcriptional regulator of inflammatory cytokines. We investigated the transduction efficiency of NF-?B decoy to dorsal root ganglion (DRG), as well as the decrease in nerve injury, mechanical allodynia, and thermal hyperalgesia in a rat lumbar disc herniation model. Forty rats were used in this study. NF-?B ...

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77
Re-operation after lumbar disc surgery: results in 85 cases.

In this retrospective study, 85 patients previously operated on for lumbar disc herniation who had undergone re-operation due to persistent pain or recurrence of the symptoms were investigated. The surgical findings were: recurrent herniation (20%), epidural fibrosis alone (36.4%), small recurrent herniation with ...

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Effectiveness of percutaneous laser disc decompression versus conventional open discectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation; design of a prospective randomized controlled trial
2009-05-13

BackgroundThe usual surgical treatment of refractory sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation, is open discectomy. Minimally invasive procedures, including percutaneous therapies under local anesthesia, are increasingly gaining attention. One of these treatments is Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (PLDD). This treatment can be ...

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Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 8: lumbar fusion for disc herniation and radiculopathy.
2005-06-01

There is no convincing medical evidence to support the routine use of lumbar fusion at the time of a primary lumbar disc excision. There is conflicting Class III medical evidence regarding the potential benefit of the addition of fusion in this circumstance. Therefore, the definite increase in cost and complications associated with the use of fusion are not justified. Patients ...

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Cervical disc, mimicking nerve sheath tumor, with rapid spontaneous recovery: a case report.
2008-09-10

The study design includes a case report and clinical discussion. The potential of acute disc herniations to regress spontaneously has been previously reported. However, the initial radiological presentation can be misleading, leading to therapeutic pitfalls, especially when the presence of myelopathy calls for early intervention. We present the case of a ...

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[Post disc surgery syndrome: indications for surgery and conservative and operative treatment possibilities].
2008-04-01

Post disc surgery syndrome is characterised by the presence of persistent disabling pain in the hip, thigh, or lower back. Persistent or recurrent pain may be related to neurologic compression, incomplete discectomy with retained disc fragments, recurrent disc herniation, or altered biomechanics of the operated ...

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82
Percutaneous treatment of intervertebral disc herniation.
2010-06-01

Interventional radiology plays a major role in the management of symptomatic intervertebral disc herniations. In the absence of significant pain relief with conservative treatment including oral pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs, selective image-guided periradicular infiltrations are generally indicated. The precise control of needle positioning ...

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Outcome analysis of reoperations after lumbar discectomies: a report of 22 patients.
2002-04-01

Our aim was to analyse causes for persistence of pain after lumbar discectomy and outcome of reoperations. Out of 37 reoperated patients, 22 with a minimum follow-up period of one year were included in this retrospective study concerning the years 1993 to 2000. All patients had previously undergone laminotomy and discectomy and fusion was not required during second operations. Outcome was ...

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The NEtherlands Cervical Kinematics (NECK) Trial. Cost-effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with or without interbody fusion and arthroplasty in the treatment of cervical disc herniation; a double-blind randomised multicenter study
2010-06-16

BackgroundPatients with cervical radicular syndrome due to disc herniation refractory to conservative treatment are offered surgical treatment. Anterior cervical discectomy is the standard procedure, often in combination with interbody fusion. Accelerated adjacent disc degeneration is a known entity on the long term. Recently, cervical ...

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Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser-assisted microdiscectomy for extraforaminal lumbar disc herniation at the L5-s1 level.
2011-02-10

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the surgical outcomes of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser-assisted microdiscectomy for extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations (EFLDH) at the L5-S1 level. Background data: Microdiscectomy via the lateral transmuscular route is beneficial for treating EFLDH at the L5-S1 level. However, this technique ...

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Chemonucleolysis for relief of sciatica due to a herniated intervertebral disc.
1981-04-01

Chemonucleolysis is the nonoperative chemical removal of displaced lumbar disc material. The enzyme chymopapain, which has a wide margin of safety between its effective therapeutic and toxic doses, is effective in the management of sciatica due to a herniated intervertebral disc. The patient will have leg pain as the dominant symptom ...

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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to intradural thoracic osteophyte with superimposed disc herniation: report of two cases.
2011-05-25

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinical syndrome in which absolute or relative hypovolemia of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results in various neurological symptoms. The etiology of spontaneous CSF leaks often remains unknown. However, it is believed that the most common cause is the fragility of spinal meninges at the level of radicular nerve root sleeve. These tears can be ...

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Evaluation of the Clinical Curative Effect of an O(2)-O(3) mixture to Treat Lumbar Disc Herniation with Different Treatment Sessions.
2009-09-01

Summary: To compare the effective rates among one week, two week and four week treatment sessions of ozone therapy for lumbar disc herniation to provide a foundation for clinical decision-making. One hundred and eighty-seven lumbar disc herniation patients were divided into three groups, 103 cases for one week, 61 ...

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Cervical disc herniation producing acute Brown-Sequard syndrome: dynamic changes documented by intraoperative neuromonitoring.
2011-06-16

INTRODUCTION: Brown-Sequard syndrome is an incomplete spinal cord lesion characterized by ipsilateral loss of motor function and contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensitivity, reflecting a hemi-compression or hemi-section of the spinal cord. Cervical disc herniation is an exceptional cause of this syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We report a case ...

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Dorsal Extradural Lumbar Disc Herniation Causing Cauda Equina Syndrome : A Case Report and Review of Literature
2010-03-31

A 73-year-old male presented with a rare dorsally sequestrated lumbar disc herniation manifesting as severe radiating pain in both leg, progressively worsening weakness in both lower extremities, and urinary incontinence, suggesting cauda equina syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging suggested the sequestrated disc fragment located in ...

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The role of matrix metalloproteinase 9 in intervertebral disc degeneration.
2011-07-16

The present study investigates the histological alterations and expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in disc specimens of 43 patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation. The immunostaining for MMP-9 was evaluated semi-quantitatively. Histologic degeneration was scored between 0 and 12 depending on the degree ...

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Laparoscopic lumbar discectomy: case report.
1991-06-01

Laparoscopic lumbar discectomy is an extension of two accepted technologies, laparoscopy and percutaneous discectomy. A young male with an L5-S1 disc herniation had the anterior aspect of the lumbosacral disc exposed laparoscopically. The disc space was entered with a trephine under fluoroscopic and video control. ...

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Is there a clinical correlate to the histological and radiological evidence of inflammation in trans-ligamentous extruded and sequestered lumbar disc herniaton?
2004-12-01

The pain of lumbar disc herniation is related to direct compression of the nerve root and to the foreign-body inflammatory response to the herniated disc material. In this study, we attempted to identify disc-related inflammation in trans-ligamentous extruded and sequestered lumbar ...

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What I Need to Know about Bladder Control for Women

... diabetes Parkinson's multiple sclerosis stroke Trauma that can damage the nerves includes pelvic or back surgery herniated disc radiation Medicines, alcohol, and caffeine. Leaking can happen when ...

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Treatment of large lumbar disc herniation with percutaneous ozone injection via the posterior-lateral route and inner margin of the facet joint
2010-03-28

AIM: To evaluate the effects of percutaneous ozone injection via the posterior-lateral route and inner margin of the facet joint in the treatment of large lumbar disc herniation.METHODS: Fifty-eight patients with large lumbar disc herniation were treated with percutaneous injection of ozone via the ...

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NPR 1800.1A - Chapter4 - + NODIS Library - NASA

Aug 2, 2006 ... 4.2 Occupational Exposure Assessment and Management .... carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sciatica, herniated disc, and low back pain. ...

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Medical Journal, Vol. 89, No. 4, 1967.
1967-01-01

Contents: Postwar catastropes in Mecedonia and experiences in organizing health services; Pacing of the heart with artificial electrical stimulators; Thoracic disc herniation as a rare cause of spinal cord compression; Primary tuberculosis in adults; Rect...

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GWASANAETHAU IECHYD A DIOGELWCH HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES

evidence of a link between the degenerate IVD and clinical symptoms. IVD degeneration has been shown to exhibit altered spine biomechanics,2,3 and be associated with sciatica and disc herniation.4 Although

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Data and Medical History - NASA Electronic Forms Home

El Heart murmur El Herniated disc. El Rheumatic fever El Sexually Transmitted Dise. El Heart Attack El Anemia. El Pneumonia El Tumors. El Asthma El Cancer ...

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Case report: Acute calcific discitis with intravertebral disc herniation in the dorsolumbar spine
2010-08-01

Acute calcific discitis is a rare but well-known condition of unknown etiology. In symptomatic cases, the most common site is the cervical spine. We describe the CT scan and MRI findings in a symptomatic patient, with a lesion in the dorsolumbar spine.

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49 CFR 225.5 - Definitions.
2010-10-01

... Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) means a disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage, and...Carpet layers knee, Herniated spinal disc, and Low back pain. Needlestick or sharps injury means a cut,...

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Lifestyle factors and lumbar disc disease: results of a German multi-center case-control study (EPILIFT)
2010-10-18

IntroductionIn the large-scale case-control study EPILIFT, we investigated the dose-response relationship between lifestyle factors (weight, smoking amount, cumulative duration of different sports activities) and lumbar disc disease.MethodsIn four German study regions (Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg, Halle/Saale, Regensburg), 564 male and female patients with lumbar ...

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Disc cell clusters in pathological human intervertebral discs are associated with increased stress protein immunostaining
2009-06-11

Intervertebral disc (IVD) cells within the annulus fibrosus (AF) and nucleus pulposus (NP) maintain distinct functional extracellular matrices and operate within a potentially noxious and stressful environment. How disc cells respond to stress and whether stress is responsible for triggering degeneration is unknown. Disc cell ...

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Combined intra-extracanal approach to lumbosacral disc herniations with bi-radicular involvement. Technical considerations from a surgical series of 15 cases.
2005-03-11

Large lumbosacral disc herniations effacing both the paramedian and the foraminal area often cause double radicular compression. Surgical management of these lesions may be difficult. A traditional interlaminar approach usually brings into view only the paramedian portion of the intervertebral disc, unless the lateral bone removal is ...

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Inadvertent discogram during transforaminal epidural injection in patients with lumbar disc herniation -A report of 2 cases-.
2010-01-31

The transforaminal epidural injection (TFEI) has been preferred in many cases because it can deliver the injected dose of medication closer to the nerve root and better facilitate ventral epidural flow compared to other methods. However, in patients with deformities not demonstrated on fluoroscopic imaging, the needle may enter unwanted locations. We treated two cases of intradiscal injection of ...

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Inadvertent discogram during transforaminal epidural injection in patients with lumbar disc herniation -A report of 2 cases-
2010-01-31

The transforaminal epidural injection (TFEI) has been preferred in many cases because it can deliver the injected dose of medication closer to the nerve root and better facilitate ventral epidural flow compared to other methods. However, in patients with deformities not demonstrated on fluoroscopic imaging, the needle may enter unwanted locations. We treated two cases of intradiscal injection of ...

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Posterior approach for cervical fracture-dislocations with traumatic disc herniation.
2010-10-09

In the treatment algorithm for cervical spine fracture-dislocations, the recommended approach for treatment if there is a disc fragment in the canal is the anterior approach. The posterior approach is not common because of the disadvantage of potential neurological deterioration during reduction in traumatic cervical herniation patients. However, reports ...

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