What is lumbar discography?
Lumbar provocative discography or lumbar discography or lumbar discogram is a preoperative study that uses the injection technique to evaluate patients with severe low back pain (LBP), groin pain, hip pain, and/or leg pain, especially those who are considering surgical intervention like a lumbar fusion. The study is designed to determine if a suspected intervertebral disc is the source of back pain in the patient. Discography is performed only if the patient has failed adequate attempts of conservative therapy and non-invasive diagnostic tests, such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
