TY - JOUR A1 - Reddy, Umamaheswara A1 - Agrawal, Amit A1 - Hegde, Kishor A1 - Suneetha, P. A1 - Rao, Malleswara T1 - Spontaneously disappearing large herniated lumbar disc fragment Y1 - 2014/1/1 JF - Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences JO - J Orthop Allied Sci SP - 26 EP - 28 VL - 2 IS - 1 UR - https://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=26;epage=28;aulast=Reddy DO - 10.4103/2319-2585.134208 N2 - There are reports of spontaneous regression of large extruded disc; however, the exact underlying mechanism and management of such cases remains controversial. We report a 40-year-old female who opted for conservative management for a large extruded lumbar disc. Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed complete disappearance of the disc fragment; however, there were degenerative changes in the upper and lower adjacent margins of the vertebral body. Spine surgeons should be aware of spontaneous regression of the disc phenomenon as a patient with a large extruded disc who opted for the conservative management initially can have persistence pain, but there may not be an underlying protruded disc. ER -