The authors present 28 patients aged 15-19 years selected from 1600 cases treated surgically for intervertebral disc prolapse. In the light of these cases and a survey of the pertinent literature the authors consider that disc prolapse is not always a consequence of injury. Certain differences of the clinical picture could be observed in younger patients.

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