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Spontaneous regression of lumbar disc herniation.

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Neurosciences (impact factor: 0.12). 01/2007; 12(1):76-8. pp.76-8
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ABSTRACT We present 3 cases of spontaneous regression of lumbar herniated disc. The disc regression correlated with clinical improvement documented by MRI studies. Although the phenomenon of spontaneous disappearance of decrease in size of herniated disc fragments is well known, the exact mechanism underlying this process remains unclear. We discuss 3 possible explanations for disc regression: retraction into the vertebral space, dehydration/shrinkage, and resorption due to inflammatory reaction.

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Keywords

3 possible explanations
 
clinical improvement documented
 
disc regression
 
disc regression correlated
 
herniated disc fragments
 
inflammatory reaction
 
lumbar herniated disc
 
MRI studies
 
spontaneous disappearance
 
spontaneous regression
 
vertebral space