Double Level Non-Contiguous Traumatic Lumbar Disc Herniation Presenting With Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Ashish NaikKarthik RamachandranAjoy Prasad ShettyRishi Mugesh KannaRajasekaran ShanmuganathanPublished in: JBJS case connector (2024)
With a reported incidence of 0.4%, traumatic disc herniation in the lumbar region is an uncommon occurrence that may resemble a spinal epidural hematoma in acute trauma. Although MRI may not reliably differentiate spinal epidural hematoma from disc herniation, urgent surgical intervention may be required in profound neurological deficits.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord
- spinal cord injury
- minimally invasive
- case report
- liver failure
- randomized controlled trial
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk assessment
- traumatic brain injury
- risk factors
- contrast enhanced
- respiratory failure
- intellectual disability
- aortic dissection
- diffusion weighted imaging
- computed tomography
- hepatitis b virus
- trauma patients
- autism spectrum disorder
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- cerebral ischemia