Abstract
Study Design:
A case report.
Objectives:
To report two cases of intraradicular disc herniation.
Setting:
Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Afyon, Turkey, Vakif Gureba Training Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey and Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Methods:
Two cases with intraradicular disc herniation at L2–3 level in one, and at L5–S1 level in the other were presented. Both patients were admitted with complaints of severe leg pain and motor weakness. In both cases, intradicular disc herniation was diagnosed during surgery.
Results:
The patients had uneventful recovery. They had no complaints or neurological deficits 6 and 3 months after surgery, respectively.
Conclusions:
The possibility of an intradural disc herniation should be kept in mind for the success of the management of lumbar disc herniation. In some patients who did not benefit from surgery, intraradicular or intradural disc herniations may be the cause of failure.
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Karabekir, H., Karagoz Guzey, F., Kagnici Atar, E. et al. Intraradicular lumbar disc herniation: report of two cases. Spinal Cord 44, 318–321 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101860
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