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Apophyseal ring fracture associated with two levels extruded disc herniation: case report and review of the literature
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2014-04-01Registro en:
Einstein (São Paulo). Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, v. 12, n. 2, p. 230-231, 2014.
1679-4508
S1679-45082014000200230.pdf
S1679-45082014000200230
10.1590/S1679-45082014RC2736
Autor
Alvarenga, José Alexandre Lopes da Silva
Ueta, Fernando Tadashi Salvioni
Del Curto, David
Ueta, Renato Hiroshi Salvioni
Martins, Delio Eulalio
Wajchenberg, Marcelo
Puertas, Eduardo Barros
Institución
Resumen
Apophyseal ring fractures are rare injuries that may be associated with lumbar disc herniation in young patients. We report a unique case in the literature of a 15-year-old male patient who played football and was admitted at our service complaining of sciatica radiating into the left leg. An apophysial ring injury of L5 vertebral body was observed. This injury caused two extruded disc herniation in adjacent levels. Surgical procedure was indicated after failure of conservative treatment. As fraturas do anel apofisário são lesões raras, que podem estar associadas à hérnia de disco lombar nos pacientes jovens. Apresentamos aqui um caso único na literatura de paciente de 15 anos, gênero masculino, praticante de futebol, com queixa de ciatalgia para o membro inferior esquerdo. Houve lesão do anel apofisário, nos planaltos superior e inferior do corpo vertebral de L5, ocasionando hérnias discais extrusas nos níveis adjacentes. O procedimento cirúrgico foi indicado após a falha do tratamento conservador.