Lumbar disc herniation associated with scoliosis in a 15-year-old girl: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto¹  Arthur W. Poetscher¹  Fausto Ricardo Erba Quinhones¹  Mário Pena¹  Mário Augusto Taricco¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das ClinicasSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: lumbar disc herniation;    low back pain;    scoliosis;    adolescence;    hérnia de disco lombar;    escoliose;    adolescente;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2002000200022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Intervertebral disc herniation is a rare condition in childhood and adolescence, although some cases have already been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 15 year-old-girl with low back pain and scoliosis. She had no previous history of trauma or collagen diseases. MRI showed L4-L5 and L5-S1 disc herniations and no further bone and structural changes. After two level discectomy, pain ceased and scoliosis improved, without further treatment. Based on her evolution and on what has already been reported in literature, we consider that scoliosis associated with disc herniation in young patients is most likely to be only an anthalgic position, not indicative of further structural changes.

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