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Background: Prolapsed intervertebral disc is an important
and common cause of low backache. MRI has now become
universally accepted investigation for prolapsed
intervertebral disc. We, however, regularly come across
situations, when MRI shows diffuse disc bulges, even at
multiple levels, which cannot be correlated clinically and
when such cases are operated, no significant disc prolapse
is found resulting in negative exploration.
Objective: To evaluate the role of M.R.I. finding not only for
diagnosis of disc herniation at lumbar region but also for
localization the level of herniation
Methods: A prospective study on seventy five symptomatic
low backache and MRI confirmed prolapsed intervertebral
disc patients at lumbo-sacral region were op
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