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From: Scoliotic posture as the initial symptom in adolescents with lumbar disc herniation: its curve pattern and natural history after lumbar discectomy

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18.4-years-old-boy with L5-S1 disc herniation and scoliosis (patient No. 16). (a) Preoperative AP radiograph showed 32° left thoracic curve (T2-L2) and 27° right lumbosacral curve (L2-S1), the trunk shift was 7.7 cm. (b, c) MRI revealed L5-S1 disc space narrowing and paracentral disc protrusion with impingement of the right S1 nerve root. (d) Immediately after surgery, radiograph showed 11° thoracic curve and 7° lumbosacral curve with the trunk shift as 0.9 cm. (e) Anteroposterior radiograph taken 2.5 years after surgery showed 5° thoracic curve and 3° lumbosacral curve, the trunk shift was 0.5 cm, considering as being in normal condition.

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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