AI Article Synopsis
- The authors discuss two cases where disc herniation near an ALIF site showed spontaneous improvement.
- They suggest that this improvement might be due to increased tension on the posterior longitudinal ligament resulting from restoring proper disc height and lumbar curvature.
- This mechanism is likened to ligamentotaxis, a method used to treat thoracolumbar burst fractures.
Article Abstract
The authors report two cases of spontaneous regression of disc herniation at the level adjacent to the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) level. This phenomenon may be due to the increased tension on the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) by appropriate restoration of the disc height and lumbar lordosis, which is a mechanism similar to ligamentotaxis applied to the thoracolumbar burst fracture.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729828 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2009.46.1.65 | DOI Listing |
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