Keywords
Adolescent; Children; Pediatric; Lumbar disc herniation; Lumbar vertebrae; Low back pain; Lumbar disc disease
Abstract
Lumbar Disk Herniation (LDH) is one of the most common disorders among adults with degenerated lumbar intervertebral discs [1]. However, its occurrence in childhood and adolescence is less frequent mostly because children and adolescents tend to have a healthier lumbar spine as compared with adults [2]. The main factors associated with LDH in children are trauma with subsequent axial load or a sport-related injury in some findings [2-4]. According to previous publications, pediatric patients constituted 0.5% to 6.8% of all patients hospitalized for LDH [1]. Hence the structural malformations in the lumbar spine could predispose intervertebral disks to early degeneration; it is usually recommended to be fused surgically [2,4].
The aim of the present review is to provide the latest clinical information and findings of pediatric LDH. Since the disease is rare among pediatric population this article would be helpful to overcome the typical delay in diagnosis compared with the adult LDH.
Citation
Siriwardena KMDL. Pediatric lumbar disk herniation. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2018; 4(4): 1075.