Open AccessLumbar Disc Disease in Children
Author(s) -
Eddy Garrido,
Robin P. Humphreys,
E B Hendrick,
Harold J. Hoffman
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-197801000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar disc disease , lumbar , disease , surgery , degenerative disc disease
The clinical experience with lumbar disc disease in 38 patients at a large children's hospital is reviewed. Thirty children underwent surgical treatment; eight patients were not operated upon. The surgical results were excellent, with 93% of the children cured or markedly improved on follow-up. The main differential aspects of lumbar disc disease between children and adults are emphasized.