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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
The delayed onset of symptomatic pain following lumbar discography (with no immediate pain response) is described in six patients, five with a minimum 2-year follow-up. It is usually seen in patients with nearly normal disc morphology who have incomplete or discrete annular tears that are not filled at the time of injection. Later (2-12 h in this study), dye leakage occurs through these lesions, thereby precipitating the discogenic pain. This phenomenon may be missed and is probably more common than previously believed due to early discharge from the hospital, the patient expecting discomfort after the invasive study (hence no complaint is made), and the clinician being unaware of this delayed symptom, thereby not asking about it in follow-up. Close patient questioning regarding a delayed onset of symptomatic pain after discography is, therefore, an essential element in diagnostic information following this study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0940-6719
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
28-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed pain response after lumbar discography.
pubmed:affiliation
Sierra Spine Institute, Roseville, California.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't