Discography-induced acute lumbar disc herniation: A report of five cases

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-192

  Poynton, Ashley R ^a,b   Hinman, Adrian ^a   Lutz, Gregory ^a   Farmer, James C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Complication; Disc herniation; Lumbar discography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCIATICA; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 17044391491     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000150278.49549.4e     Document Type: Article

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