Skip to main content
Fig. 2 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Closed drainage versus non-drainage for single-level lumbar discectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study

Fig. 2

Only one patient had symptomatic epidural haematoma. A 37-year-old male with a herniated disc at the L4/5 segment required discectomy treatment. (a) Sagittal MRI showed the L4/5 segment with a substantially herniated disc. (b) Transverse MRI showed herniated nucleus pulposus tissue, resulting in compression of the left nerve root. (c d) The symptoms of left lower limb pain recurred after discectomy. The sagittal and transverse MRI sections showed haematoma formation, and the dural sac and left nerve root were obviously compressed

Back to article page