TY - T1 - The spinal canal dimensions in pediatric disc herniation SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201507282624; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/155996 T3 - A1 - Linkoaho, Ossi A2 - PB - Helsingfors universitet Y1 - 2015 LA - eng AB - Small spinal canal dimensions play a significant role in symptomatic adult disc herniations. Due to the different nature of pediatric disc herniations, this study attempts to examine, whether these findings apply in pediatric population. We compared MRI and radiographic dimensions of the lumbar spine in nineteen discectomy patients, seventeen conservatively treated herniation patients and forty-seven herniation-free low back pain patients. The discectomy group presented a considerably smaller sp... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Radiology; Radiologia; Radiologi N1 - PP - ER -