Domínguez GLG, Salazar HDL, Domínguez CLG

Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 266-268
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Acute traumatic disc herniation, caused by a traffic accident, is a rare event at the cervical level, being even less (0.4%) at the lumbar level. Case report: A 23-year-old male who, in a motorcycle accident, presented acute low back pain and paresis of muscles innervated by left L⁴-L⁵-S1 roots, with decreased left patellar and achilles reflexes and decreased sensitivity in the aforementioned left dermatomes. Imaging studies demonstrated a fracture of the poster inferior edge of the L⁴ body and massive extrusion of disc material, requiring surgery for its resolution. Conclusions: Traumatic disc herniation at the lumbar level is an uncommon event.

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