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Herniation of a lumbar disc in the pediatric age group is rare. A 12-year-old female twin developed backache and left sciatica after a mild lifting injury. Magnetic resonanc imaging of the spine showed multilevel lumbar disc herniation. The patient was managed conservatively and her symptoms subsided within 6 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging of her asymptomatic twin sister revealed a similar pattern of disc degeneration and multilevel herniation. This report emphasizes the hereditary nature of juvenile lumbar disc degeneration.
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Obukhov, S.K., Hankenson, L., Manka, M. et al. Multilevel lumbar disc herniation in 12-year-old twins. Child's Nerv Syst 12, 169–171 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266823
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