Clinical Investigations of Juvenile Lumbar Disc Herniation

Abstract

Fifty six patients of juvenile disc herniations have been investigated concerning the provoking cause, disc lesion level, physical signs and treatment etc comparing with adult disc lesions.
The results are as follows;
1) History of direct or indirect trauma as a provoking cause is not so frequent as anticipated.
2) Objective findings dominate in children in spite of the minor complaints.
3) The most frequent disc lesion is L_4-5 intervertebral disc as adult disc herniation.
4) Judging from the discogram, disc degeneration is mild and protrusio type in most of cases.
5) End results of operative treatment are gratifying both in our cases and in those of others.