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      Unilateral partial hemilaminectomy for disc removal in a 1-year-old child.

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          Intravertebral disc herniation is common in adults, often due to degenerative processes. The occurrence of disc herniation is rare in children and is usually related to traumatic injury. The authors present an unusual case of a 13-month-old boy with L5-S1 lumbar disc herniation. The disc was removed via a unilateral partial hemilaminectomy approach, sparing the spinal midline structural elements. Although rare, lumbar disc herniation should be in the differential diagnosis for children presenting with low-back pain and/or neurological deficit of the lower limbs.

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          Journal
          J Neurosurg Pediatr
          Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics
          1933-0707
          1933-0707
          Aug 2008
          : 2
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel. moni@bgu.ac.il
          Article
          10.3171/PED/2008/2/8/133
          18671619
          4dbf93cb-e10f-4e1b-91dd-322fcf1a05ad
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