Intradural Lumbar Disc Herniations Associated with Epidural Adhesion : Report of Two Cases. |
In Ho Han, Keun Su Kim, Byung Ho Jin |
Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Spine Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bhjin61@yuhs.ac |
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ABSTRACT |
Intradural lumbar disc herniation (ILDH) is rare. In this report, authors present 2 cases of ILDHs associated with severe adhesion between the dural sac and posterior longitudinal ligament. In a 40-year-old man, ILDH occurred in association with epidural adhesion due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). In other 31-year-old man, ILDH occurred in presence of epidural adhesion due to previous spine surgery. |
Key Words:
Intradural lumbar disc herniation; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament; Epidural adhesion |
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