Clinical Investigation of Lumbar Disk Herniation

Clinical investigation of lumbar disc herniation has been made about 395 cases which were operated on. The results were as follows; 1) Disc herniation was mostly found in second and third decade male heavy workers in L4-5 intervertebral disc with chief complain of left leg pain. 2) Provocating cause...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 34 - 37
Main Authors Masuda, Y., Naruo, M., Koyanagi, E., Maekawa, K., Nakane, N., Morimoto, K., Hasegawa, K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1975
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Summary:Clinical investigation of lumbar disc herniation has been made about 395 cases which were operated on. The results were as follows; 1) Disc herniation was mostly found in second and third decade male heavy workers in L4-5 intervertebral disc with chief complain of left leg pain. 2) Provocating causes were found in 52.1%. 3) As to the physical sign, restriction of movement, sensory disturbance and Lasegue sign were found in high percentage (about 80%). 4) Muscle weakness and decrease of tendon reflex were found in low percentage (about 40%).
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.24.34