Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dokuz Eylul,
School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkiye
Note: [] Correspondence: Nurullah Yuceer, MD, University of Dokuz Eylul,
School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Izmir, Turkiye. E-mail:
nurullah.yuceer@deu.edu.tr; nyuceer@hotmail.com
Abstract: Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH), although common in
adults, is rare in childhood and adolescents and especially in patients less
than 16 years of age. The most common cause of LIDH in this age group is
trauma. Also, sports-related traumas may be a cause of LIDH in children. We
report a 12-year-old girl of acute LIDH presenting with low-back pain and
muscle weakness after somersault in her school. Magnetic resonance imaging
demonstrated a herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-L5 level. Herniated nucleus
pulposus was removed. After the surgery, pain ceased. The patient returned to
the school life 20-day after the operation.
Keywords: Childhood, magnetic resonance imaging, trauma, lumbar disc herniation, surgery
