The spine in motion
The intervertebral disc, facet joints, movements by level, the atlanto-axial joint and the loads on the lumbar spine.
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Intervertebral disc: what is it?
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A cushion between two vertebral bodies, made of a gel nucleus and a fibrous ring.
It absorbs shock and allows movement.
The stages of a disc herniation: which step comes after "Wear of the fibrous ring"?
- Tear of the ring
- Nucleus moving into the tear
- Disc bulging into the canal
- Compression of a nerve root
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Tear of the ring
Hence pain in the leg, sciatica.
Which concept? A cushion between two vertebral bodies, made of a gel nucleus and a fibrous ring.
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Intervertebral disc
It absorbs shock and allows movement.