| Impacted "roof disc" as a cause of failure of lumbar disc surgery. | |
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PMID: 7413036 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A clinical entity called roof disc is described. It is a centrally located disc extruction found posterior to the posterior borders of the vertebrae that is enclosed by the intact posterior longitudinal ligament; the roof disc exerts pressure against the dorsally lying thecal sac and its enclosed cauda equina roots, causing symptoms and signs incident to this pressure. The contention is made that, unless this roof disc is removed, the patient will continue to have symptoms. Three varieties are described and examples are presented. Its concealed location makes the conventional surgical approaches ineffective, including foraminotomy and laminotomy or laminectomy with standard discectomy. |
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Authors:
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W Cuatico |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurosurgery Volume: 6 ISSN: 0148-396X ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurgery Publication Date: 1980 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1980-11-20 Completed Date: 1980-11-20 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802914 Medline TA: Neurosurgery Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 518-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adult Aged Female Humans Intervertebral Disk Displacement / diagnosis, radiography, surgery* Laminectomy / methods* Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries, surgery Male Middle Aged Myelography Postoperative Complications / surgery* |
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