Presentation
Chronic lower back pain, aggravated for last several weeks, irradiating to the right leg.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Degenerative disc herniations - lumbar spine
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Disc extrusion at the level L1/L2 centrally, with a subligamentous cranial migration of the disc.
Disc bulge at the level L2/3.
Disc protrusions at the L3/4 and L4/5 levels.
Disc narrowing at the level L5/S1.
Case Discussion
This case nicely depicting the wide spectrum of the disc degeneration and also different types of the disc herniation in the same patient.