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Musculoskeletal · Anatomy and orthopaedics

Disc herniation

A spinal cutaway illustration showing an intervertebral disc herniation and its relationship to adjacent nerve roots.

Herniated intervertebral disc pressing near a spinal nerve root — Watermarked educational preview. The interactive annotation version is available to registered DD Medical Atlas users.

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