Open AccessCranially migrated lumbar intervertebral disc herniations: A multicenter analysis with long-term outcome
Author(s) -
Sait Öztürk,
Hakan Çakın,
Fatih Demir,
Serdal Albayrak,
Bekir Akgün,
Yahya Turan,
Fatih Serhat Erol,
Metin Kaplan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_15_19
Subject(s) - medicine , posterior longitudinal ligament , intervertebral disc , laminectomy , anatomy , surgery , lumbar , ligament , lumbar disc herniation , spinal canal , spinal cord , ossification , psychiatry
Risk factors of cranial migration were investigated in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) that migrated in the cranial direction and the long-term outcomes are discussed in this study.