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Intradural Rupture of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Shih-Tseng Lee  and
David Fairholm
Shih-Tseng Lee*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
David Fairholm
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
*
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei, Taiwan 105.
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Two cases of intradural disc rupture with cauda equina compression are reported. Myelography demonstrated complete block and at surgery intradural fragments of sequestrated disc material were found. The pathogenesis of this condition is reviewed and our recommendation for management is presented.

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Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1983 , pp. 192 - 194
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1983

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