Attaching importance to the pathological classification of lumbar disc protrusion, and selecting appropriate treatment
MA Xinlong
Abstract:Lumbar intervertebrae disc protrusion is a term for the description of morphology, with different pathological changes, pathogenesis and clinical characteristics. We propose a new pathologoical classification including damage-hernia?tion, degeneration-protrusion, posterior vertebral osteochondrosis with disc protrusion, and disc cyst. The appropriate treat?ment including surgical option should be selected according to pathological changes.
Keywords:lumbar vertebraeintervertebral disk displacementpathologysurgical proceduresoperative
Publication Date:2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:4( 1235-1238 )
