Adolescent disc prolapse : Look Beyond The Usual

2015-09-02 07:21:54

Category: Musculoskeletal Imaging, Region: Spinal canal / Myelon, Plane: Sagittal

A 15 Yrs old male admitted with recent history of trauma while travelling and complains of back pain radiation to the limbs. Though in the first look on MRI gives an impression of disc prolapse leading to radiculopathy. High suspicion and CT scan correlation reveals finding which may alter the diagnosis and prove essential for proper surgical management.