Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Extreme Lateral Lumbar Disc herniation.
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Extreme lateral lumbar disc herniation.
A 60-year-old man presented with a three week history of low back pain and right sciatica after lifting a heavy weight. On examination, there was marked restriction of straight leg raising on the right side with a reduced knee jerk and impaired sensation in the right L3 and L4 dermatomes. The provisional diagnosis was L4 root compression by a herniated L3/4 disc. Myelography with water -soluble...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.45.725