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Disc herniation

A disc herniation, also known as a spinal disc herniation, is a condition affecting the intervertebral disc between two vertebrae, usually caused by excessive strain or trauma to the spine. It may result in back pain, pain or abnormal sensation in different parts of the body, and physical disability. The most conclusive diagnostic tool for disc…

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Other names
Slipped disc, bulging disc, ruptured disc, herniated disc, prolapsed disc, herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbar disc herniation
Risk factors
Connective tissue disease
Specialty
Orthopedics, neurosurgery

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Disc herniation

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Disc herniation

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related to Spinal imaging · 24
Disc herniation → C5, C6, C7, Computed, CT, Degenerative, Diffusion, If, In, It, L4, L5, LDH, Magnetic, Modic, MRI, Projectional, S1, T2-weighted, Traditional
related to Cause · 10
Disc herniation → Disc, Excess, Herniation, If, Some, Specifically, The, When, While, With
related to Cervical disc herniation · 10
Disc herniation → C3, C5, C6, C7, Cervical, Common, Symptoms, T1, The, There
related to Pathophysiology · 10
Disc herniation → C5, C6, C7, Herniations, In, L4, L5, S1, So, The
related to Epidemiology · 6
Disc herniation → After, Disc, Lumbar, Most, The, With
related to Lumbar disc herniation · 6
Disc herniation → Here, L4, L5, Lumbar, The, Thus
has treatment · 5
Disc herniation → However, In, Initial, NSAIDs, Sciatica
related to Inflammation · 4
Disc herniation → In, It, There, TNF
related to Intradural disc herniation · 3
Disc herniation → Intradural, It, Pre-operative
related to Differential diagnosis · 2
Disc herniation → Tests, The

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disc herniation may pain spinal back lumbar nerve cervical herniated symptoms spine herniations result also cause needed sciatica mri citation

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Disc herniationOther namesSlipped disc, bulging disc, ruptured disc, herniated disc, prolapsed disc, herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbar disc herniation1.00infobox
Disc herniationRisk factorsConnective tissue disease1.00infobox
Disc herniationSpecialtyOrthopedics, neurosurgery1.00infobox
soccerinstance ofare known to be prone to disc herniations as well as some limited contact sports that require repetitive flexion and compression0.80text
baseballinstance ofare known to be prone to disc herniations as well as some limited contact sports that require repetitive flexion and compression0.80text
basketballinstance ofare known to be prone to disc herniations as well as some limited contact sports that require repetitive flexion and compression0.80text
and volleyballinstance ofare known to be prone to disc herniations as well as some limited contact sports that require repetitive flexion and compression0.80text
discsinstance ofTraditional plain X-rays are limited in their ability to image soft tissues0.80text
musclesinstance ofTraditional plain X-rays are limited in their ability to image soft tissues0.80text
and nervesinstance ofTraditional plain X-rays are limited in their ability to image soft tissues0.80text
but they are still used to confirm or exclude other possibilities such as tumorsinstance ofTraditional plain X-rays are limited in their ability to image soft tissues0.80text
infectionsinstance ofTraditional plain X-rays are limited in their ability to image soft tissues0.80text

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