Lumbar disk hernia through the intervertebral foramen. Apropos of 37 surgically treated hernia

摘要: 37 lumbar discal herniations situated in the intervertebral foramen were operated on, out of a total 525 operations for during same period, that is to say 7%. Perhaps habitual negativity contrast neuroradiologic investigations (saccoradiculography, discography, phlebography) explains its relative rareness. In futur, scanner, always positif our cases, will perhaps enable us appreciate exact frequency. The radicular pain may be simple territory root emerging at upper level, which difficulty diagnosis. It also interest two roots, including case, herniation level. great frequency L4-L5 high number crural pains by compression L4 root. Finally, pain, series all seems linked discs (L3-L4, L2-L3 : 18 cases) as often (17 cases).