Lumbar Vertebral Disc Herniation with Spinal Nerve Impingement
Lumbar Vertebral Disc Herniation with Spinal Nerve Impingement
Dramatically depicts degenerative lumbar disc herniation shown from a superior (top) view. Shows the vertebral body, vertebral disc, ruptured annulus fibrosus, herniating nucleus pulposus, dura (thecal sac), cauda equina, exiting spinal nerve roots, transverse processes, facets, spinal canal and posterior spinous process. A colored arrow indicates the direction of the extruding disc material.
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