The second type of disc injury, which is commonly referred to as a disc herniation, consists of annular tears which extend from the innermost aspects of the annulus to the outermost aspects of the ...

Sudden and large disc protrusion in this region cause caudaequina syndrome, which can cause bowel and bladder dysfunction. Scoliosis: Condition in which the spine gets curved sideward.

When automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy was performed exclusively on those patients with a disc protrusion with a broad dye base, the overall success rate increased to 80% from 53%.

Current and Future Approaches to Lumbar Disc Surgery (A Literature Review) , and , Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. Disclosures Medscape General Medicine. 1997;1 (2) ...