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Fig. 6 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 6

From: 15-year survivorship analysis of an interspinous device in surgery for single-level lumbar disc herniation

Fig. 6

A 27-year-old man with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) at L5–6. Lateral (A) radiographs showing mild degenerative changes at L5–6. Magnetic resonance images (B and C) showing LDH at L5–6. The patient underwent discectomy and DIAM implantation at L5–6 (white arrow) (D). At 5 years after surgery, lateral radiograph (E) and magnetic resonance images (F and G) show maintenance of DIAM (white arrows) but recurrent LDH and stenosis at L5–6. The patient underwent DIAM removal, total laminectomy, another discectomy, and fusion at L5–6 (H)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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