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. 1978 Oct;10(4):229-31.

Preoperative diagnosis of conjoined roots anomaly with herniated lumbar disks

J M Bouchard, M Copty, R Langelier
  • PMID: 725722

Preoperative diagnosis of conjoined roots anomaly with herniated lumbar disks

J M Bouchard et al. Surg Neurol. 1978 Oct.

Abstract

Twelve cases of nerve root anomalies encountered during investigation for low back pain and sciatica are presented. Most of these patients had a herniated lumbar intervertebral disk and were operated upon with the preoperative knowledge of an associate nerve root malformation. Three patients were found to have a symptomatic nerve root malformation without disk herniation. These patients were conservatively treated. In all cases we found a constant myelographic sign that is described.

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