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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2008; 06(04): 375-376
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557475
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Acute lumbar intervertebral disc herniation occurring after somersault in a girl

Nurullah Yuceer
a   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dokuz Eylul, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkiye
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Nuri Arda
a   Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dokuz Eylul, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkiye
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22 August 2007

26 June 2008

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH), although common in adults, is rare in childhood and adolescents and especially in patients less than 16 years of age. The most common cause of LIDH in this age group is trauma. Also, sports-related traumas may be a cause of LIDH in children. We report a 12-year-old girl of acute LIDH presenting with low-back pain and muscle weakness after somersault in her school. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-L5 level. Herniated nucleus pulposus was removed. After the surgery, pain ceased. The patient returned to the school life 20-day after the operation.

Keywords

Childhood - magnetic resonance imaging - trauma - lumbar disc herniation - surgery