Against the Odds: Massive Lumbar Intradural Disk Herniation in the Elderly

Conclusions Lumbar soft disk herniation to the intradural space is a rare event and has never been described in a patient over the age of 75. This case of a 90-year-old man with acute-onset bladder dysfunction underlines the necessity to consider this as a differential diagnosis in the case of a newly diagnosed intradural mass.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Global Spine Journal - February 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Orakcioglu, BerkDao Trong, Huy PhilipJungk, ChristineUnterberg, Andreas Tags: Case Report Source Type: research