Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Spinal Diseases > Intervertebral Disk Displacement Terms and Definitions
Intervertebral Disk Displacement
Medical Definition: | An intervertebral disk in which the nucleus pulposus has protruded through surrounding fibrocartilage. This occurs most frequently in the lower lumbar region. |
Guide Notes: | = herniation or prolapse; coord IM with specific vertebrae (IM); ther by chemonucleolysis = INTERVERTEBRAL DISK CHEMOLYSIS: see note there |
Also Called: | Disk, Herniated |
Intervertebral Disk Displacement Medical Definitions and Terms
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