Utility of Discography as a Preoperative Diagnostic Tool for Intradural Lumbar Disc Herniation.

This report highlights the importance of making a definitive diagnosis of ILDH preoperatively for better surgical planning and improved clinical outcomes. Furthermore, discography and disco-CT are both useful preoperative diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of ILDH. PMID: 27559461 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27559461?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Spine Journal - August 27, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research