Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center Experience

Lumbar disc herniations represent one of the most common complications of degenerative disc disease in adults and have a favorable outcome with surgery. In children, on the other hand, disc prolapse is a relatively rare pathologic entity mandating cautious multimodal management. This paper presents...

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Main Authors: Horatiu Alexandru MOISA, Dan Aurel NICA, Maria Alexandra ANDREI, Ramona Manuela SAVU
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Language:English
Published: Bucharest College of Physicians 2021-06-01
Series:Modern Medicine
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Online Access:https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lumbar-Disc-Herniations-in-Children..pdf
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description Lumbar disc herniations represent one of the most common complications of degenerative disc disease in adults and have a favorable outcome with surgery. In children, on the other hand, disc prolapse is a relatively rare pathologic entity mandating cautious multimodal management. This paper presents the five-year long experience of a single pediatric neurosurgical unit and our management strategy for children diagnosed with lumbar disc prolapse.
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spelling doaj-art-74aef2161ba4493e8fcbcb54f91a25762025-08-20T01:51:04ZengBucharest College of PhysiciansModern Medicine1223-04722360-24732021-06-01282209213https://doi.org/10.31689/rmm.2021.28.2.209Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center ExperienceHoratiu Alexandru MOISA0Dan Aurel NICA1Maria Alexandra ANDREI2Ramona Manuela SAVU3Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, „Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children’s Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, „Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children’s Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, „Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children’s Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, „Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Children’s Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaLumbar disc herniations represent one of the most common complications of degenerative disc disease in adults and have a favorable outcome with surgery. In children, on the other hand, disc prolapse is a relatively rare pathologic entity mandating cautious multimodal management. This paper presents the five-year long experience of a single pediatric neurosurgical unit and our management strategy for children diagnosed with lumbar disc prolapse.https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lumbar-Disc-Herniations-in-Children..pdfdegenerative disc diseaselumbar disc herniaprolapsepediatric neurosurgery
spellingShingle Horatiu Alexandru MOISA
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Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center Experience
Modern Medicine
degenerative disc disease
lumbar disc hernia
prolapse
pediatric neurosurgery
title Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center Experience
title_full Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center Experience
title_fullStr Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center Experience
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title_short Lumbar Disc Herniations in Children. A Five-Year Single Center Experience
title_sort lumbar disc herniations in children a five year single center experience
topic degenerative disc disease
lumbar disc hernia
prolapse
pediatric neurosurgery
url https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lumbar-Disc-Herniations-in-Children..pdf
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