Abstract
The radiographic examinations of 119 cases of operated lumbar disc herniation were reviewd in diagnostic efficacy, particularly of the pain. Myelography represent anatomical changes of lumbar spinal canal almost clearly, but no correlation with clinical score determined by Japan Orthopeadic Association (JOA score) in variance analysis. Recent advanced techniques of diagnostic imaging such as CT and MRI had demonstrated diagnostic superiority in the evaluation of the spinal pathologic condition, but can not yet represent pain exactly. Confirmation of the diagnosis in lumbar disc hernia can be approached by radiculography and discography as the adjunctive diagnositic procedure using block and provocation of isolated pain.
