A lumbar bulging disc at the L5–S1 level occurs when the intervertebral disc between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first sacral vertebra protrudes beyond ...
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A lumbar bulging disc at the L4–L5 level occurs when the annulus fibrosus—the tough, outer ring of the intervertebral disc—becomes weakened or degenerative and ...
A lumbar bulging disc between L3 and L4 refers to a condition in which the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc at that segment protrudes beyond its ...
A lumbar bulging disc at the L2–L3 level occurs when the intervertebral disc situated between the second (L2) and third (L3) lumbar vertebrae protrudes outward ...
A lumbar bulging disc at L1–L2 occurs when the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc between the first and second lumbar vertebrae extends beyond its ...
A lumbar bulging disc occurs when the soft, gelatinous nucleus of an intervertebral disc in the lower back pushes outward against the tougher annulus fibrosus, ...
A lumbar extraligamentous disc prolapse occurs when the soft, gel-like center (nucleus pulposus) of a lower back (lumbar) spinal disc pushes out beyond the ...
Lumbar transligamentous disc prolapse is a specific type of lower back disc herniation where the inner gel-like nucleus pushes through the tough outer ligament ...
Lumbar subligamentous disc prolapse, often referred to as a contained lumbar disc extrusion, is a form of intervertebral disc herniation in which the nucleus ...
Lumbar subarticular disc prolapse—often called a “lateral recess herniation”—occurs when the inner gel-like nucleus of an intervertebral disc in the lower back ...
Lumbar extradural disc prolapse—often simply called a “herniated disc” in the lower back—occurs when the soft, gelatinous center (nucleus pulposus) of an ...
Lumbar intradural disc prolapse (also called intradural disc herniation, IDH) is an exceedingly rare form of intervertebral disc herniation in which nucleus ...
A lumbar traumatic disc prolapse (often called a herniated or “slipped” disc) occurs when the soft inner core of an intervertebral disc (the nucleus pulposus) ...
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Prolapse (also known as lumbar disc herniation on a background of disc degeneration) refers to the displacement of intervertebral disc ...
A lumbar diffuse disc prolapse—often termed a diffuse disc bulge in modern radiologic nomenclature—is a condition in which the fibrocartilaginous annulus ...
A lumbar non-contained disc prolapse (also called an extruded or sequestered disc herniation) occurs when the soft inner core (nucleus pulposus) of a lumbar ...
Lumbar contained disc prolapse—sometimes called a contained herniated disc or disc bulge—occurs when the gel-like center (nucleus pulposus) of an ...
A lumbar paramedian disc prolapse—often called a “paracentral herniation” in plain English—occurs when the soft, gel-like center (nucleus pulposus) of an ...
A lumbar posterolateral disc prolapse occurs when the soft inner core (nucleus pulposus) of a lower back (lumbar) intervertebral disc pushes out through a tear ...
Lumbar lateral disc prolapse—often called a lateral herniated disc—occurs when the soft, jelly-like center (nucleus pulposus) of an intervertebral disc pushes ...
