Postoperative Gas Bubble Foot Drop

An unusual case of foot drop occurring 10 days after disc surgery is reported. Imaging studies identified a gas bubble compressing the nerve root.To describe the origin and management of a radiculopathy caused by an intraspinal gas bubble.A recurrent lumbar disc herniation was diagnosed by clinical and imaging studies. A vacuum disc also was noted at the same level. These are common and not considered to be of pathologic significance.The patient...