Case Report
PREDICTION OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION RESORPTION IN PATIENT WITH ACUTE LEFT SCIATICA: AN MR STUDY
1 Department of Radiology, Casa di Cura Villa Barbarano, Barbarano, Brescia, Italy
2 Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
3 Department of Neuroradiology, Clinical Institute, “Città di Brescia”, Brescia, Italy
Correspondence to:
Casa di Cura Villa Barbarano,
Via Spiaggia d’Oro 21,
25087 Barbarano, (BS), Italy
e-mail: fontanagemini@gmail.com
Journal of Orthopedics 2023 September-December; 15(3): 139-143
https://doi.org/10.69149/orthopedics/2023v15iss3_4
Received: 19 August 2023 Accepted: 27 September 2023
Copyright © by LAB srl 2023 ISSN 1973-6401 (print) / 3035-2916 (online)
Download PDF
Abstract
Symptomatic lumbar disc herniations are very common. Hernia resorption can occur through a “self-healing” process, however, this phenomenon remains poorly understood. The Authors present a rare case of a patient suffering from acute left lumbosciatica, in which the results of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suggested a future natural healing of the herniated disc. In regard to the treatment, in particular, thanks to the MRI scans, it was possible to appreciate the concomitance of partial gaseous vacuolization of the hernia with colliquation of the peripheral portion, which are predictive signals of a future complete natural reabsorption of the herniated disc.
Keywords: disc, hernia, outcomes, prediction, prognosis, resorption