Domínguez GLG, Haslacher AJF, Domínguez CLG

Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 71-72
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ABSTRACT

Lateral disc herniations represent between 1% and 12% of all lumbar herniations and are classified as intraforaminal or extraforaminal, respect to the foramen. The latter were described by Abdullah in 1974 and are more common in elderly patients, L4/L5 level is more commonly affected. Compression of the dorsal root ganglion is responsible for the intensity of pain. The surgical treatment aims to decompress the nerve root; the surgical difficulty increases even more when the affected level is L5/S1, due to the anatomical particularities of the segment, such as the high iliac crest and the frequent foraminal narrowness at that level.

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