Three-dimensional evaluation of lumbar disc hernia and prediction of absorption by enhanced MRI

Kawaji, Youichi; Uchiyama, Seiji; Yagi, Eiichi

doi:10.1007/s007760100004

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“…The natural history of disk degeneration Long-term follow-up studies of surgically and non-surgically treated patients indicate that, after a five-year period, the success rate is similar, and even after a one-year period, good clinical outcome is registered in 70-95% of untreated patients [14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Degenerative disorders of the spine

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Patients with back pain and degenerative disorders of the spine have a significant impact on health care costs. Some authors estimate that up to 80% of all adults experience back pain at some point in their lives. Disk herniation represents one of the most frequent causes. Nevertheless, other degenerative diseases have to be considered. In this paper, pathology and imaging of degenerative spine diseases will be discussed, starting from pathophysiology of normal age-related changes of the intervertebral disk and vertebral body.

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Degenerative disorders of the spine

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“…41,43 Furthermore, reductions in the dimensions of posterior disc contour abnormality as large as 35% were observed in this study, which is more than the 20% reported over periods varying between 10 weeks to 3 years of conservative treatment using qualitative measures or quantitative measures with unknown reliability. 3,10,[53][54][55][56][57] Thus, the variations in posterior disc contour abnormality quantified in this study are substantial.…”

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The Effect of Lumbar Flexion and Extension on Disc Contour Abnormality Measured Quantitatively on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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2006

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“…According to the MRI measurements of Kawaji [13], herniated disc fragments have an average volume of 0.49 ccm during the painful first phase and 0.21 ccm after a few days. These volumes confirm our own observations about volumes of lumbar disc herniations [16,34].…”

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