Asian spine journal
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Asian spine journal · Jun 2009
Reliability of MRI findings for Symptomatic Extraforaminal Disc Herniation in Lumbar Spine.
A retrospective study ⋯ There are three possible MRI findings that can be used to determine the presence or absence of symptomatic extraforaminal disc herniation. Among these MRI findings, focal eccentricity of the disc was found to be the most reliable.
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A retrospective radiological evaluation. ⋯ The high pelvic incidence can be a factor of L4 & L5 spondylolysis and it may have an influence on the slip progression in patients with L5 isthmic spondylolisthesis, but not on the slip progression in patients with L4 IS. Yet other factors seem to have an influence on the slip progression in patients with L4 isthmic spondylolisthesis.