[Meta-analysis of lumbar disc herniation in Chinese adolescents].

Objective: To provide evidence-based medicine rationales for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in Chinese adolescents.

Methods: The related medical literature of pediatric LDH between January 1990 and December 2012 was collected by retrospective searches of WANGFANG and CNKI databases. The data concerning mechanism, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment were recorded and analyzed.