• Am J. Orthop. · Aug 2003

    Review Case Reports

    L5 root compression resulting from an L2-L3 disc herniation.

    • Angel M Hidalgo-Ovejero, Serafín García-Mata, Juan José Sánchez-Villares, Pedro Lasanta, Tomás Izco-Cabezón, and Manuel Martínez-Grande.
    • Spine Service, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Ubarmin and Virgen del Camino Hospital, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. ahidalgo@cfnavarra.es
    • Am J. Orthop. 2003 Aug 1; 32 (8): 392-4.

    AbstractWe present the rare case of a patient affected by low back pain and bilateral L5 sciatica from an L2-L3 herniation. Only 2 cases of monoradicular L5 compression in the high lumbar spine have been reported. The initial computed tomography study of the L4-L5 and L5-S1 spaces revealed no significant alterations. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a disc herniation at L2-3. The electrophysiological study confirmed clinical suspicions of L5 root involvement. A bilateral laminotomy with discectomy on both sides of the L2-3 space was performed. Pain disappeared completely after surgery. The patient remains asymptomatic 2 years after the operation.

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