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Acute Paralyzing Sciatica due to Traumatic Lumbar Disk Herniation in a Grass Hockey Player

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Neurologically complicated trauma at the lumbar spine mostly involves vertebral fracture due to high-energy mechanisms. Here, an unusual case of lumbar spine trauma with neurologic deficit is reported corresponding to an acute traumatic lumbar disk herniation. This rare type of injury has not been well documented previously. MRI aspect and immunohistochemical features of the disk lesion are presented. Specific mechanisms of injury during contact sports in this case are discussed.

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  1. Orthopedic Surgery, Hôpital Pitié—Salpêtrière, Paris, France

    Marc-Antoine Rousseau MD, MS, Hugues Pascal-Mousselard & Gérard Saillant

  2. Pathology, Hôpital Pitié—Salpêtrière, Paris, France

    Salima Bellefqih

  3. Radiology, Hôpital Pitié—Salpêtrière, Paris, France

    Delphine Zeitoun

  4. Orthopedic Surgery, Hôpital Pitié—Salpêtrière, 47 bd Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France

    Marc-Antoine Rousseau MD, MS

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Correspondence to Marc-Antoine Rousseau MD, MS.

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Rousseau, MA., Pascal-Mousselard, H., Bellefqih, S. et al. Acute Paralyzing Sciatica due to Traumatic Lumbar Disk Herniation in a Grass Hockey Player. Eur J Trauma 31, 590–592 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-005-1036-x

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