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intervertebral disc
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intervertebral disk
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Definition : Normal intervertebral disc contains central nucleus pulposus (water, proteoglycans) within an annulus of obliquely oriented collagen fibers and a cartilaginous end plate.
Pathology
senescence / ageing
- Elderly have shrunken, yellowed and dehydrated nucleus pulposus
protrusion
prolapse
extrusion
sequestration
See also
spine
joints
