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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 88-B, Issue 4, 520-523.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B4.16996  
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The influence of facet tropism on herniation of the lumbar disc in adolescents and adults

D. Y. Lee, MD, Neurosurgeon1; Y. Ahn, MD, Neurosurgeon1; and S.-H. Lee, MD, PhD, FRCS, Professor of Neurosurgery1

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, 47-4 Chungdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, 135-100 Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr Y. Ahn; e-mail: nsaymd{at}yahoo.co.kr

We carried out a study to determine the effect of facet tropism on the development of adolescent and adult herniation of the lumbar disc. We assessed 149 levels in 140 adolescents aged between 13 and 18 years and 119 levels in 111 adults aged between 40 and 49 years with herniation. The facet tropism of each patient was measured at the level of the herniated disc by CT.

There was no significant difference in facet tropism between the herniated and the normal discs in both the adolescent and adult groups, except at the L4-L5 level in the adults. Facet tropism did not influence the development of herniation of the lumbar disc in either adolescents or adults.






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