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Vertebral Disc Disease

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The intervertebral disk is composed of a structural ring (annulus fibrosus) with gelatinous inner disc (nucleus pulposus). With aging, the extracellular content of the intervertebral disc changes. Disc herniations occur secondary to degeneration as well as acute injuries and produce symptoms related to mechanical compression of neural elements.

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  1. Orthopedic Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Jeffery Pearson & Steven M. Theiss

  2. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Thomas E. Niemeier

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  1. Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Adam E. M. Eltorai

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Craig P. Eberson

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Alan H. Daniels

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Pearson, J., Niemeier, T.E., Theiss, S.M. (2017). Vertebral Disc Disease. In: Eltorai, A., Eberson, C., Daniels, A. (eds) Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52567-9_97

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