Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Orthopaedics
Abstract
Study Design
Objective
Describe a case of intradural disk herniation and a method for intraoperative localization.
Methods
Intradural disk herniations are uncommon but well described. The diagnosis of these lesions is often difficult, and sometimes they may be diagnosed only through an intradural exploration after an expected disk fragment cannot be located. We report the case of an intradural disk herniation with an additional diagnostic difficulty—a migrated intradural disk.
Results
We present the first intraoperative imaging evidence of disk migration and propose a strategy to locate intradural disk fragments prior to durotomy.
Conclusion
Intradural disk herniations should be suspected when intraoperative findings are not congruent with imaging findings. An intraoperative myelogram may be helpful.
Digital Commons Citation
Daffner, Scott D.; Sedney, Cara L.; and Rosean, Charles L., "Migratory Intradural Disk Herniation and a Strategy for Intraoperative Localization" (2015). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2247.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2247
Source Citation
Daffner, S. D., Sedney, C. L., & Rosen, C. L. (2014). Migratory Intradural Disk Herniation and a Strategy for Intraoperative Localization. Global Spine Journal, 5(1), 55–58. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1381728
Comments
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