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Examples of Disc Problems Normal Disk Herniated Disk
Nucleus pulposus (inner portion) of the disk is forced through a weakened part of the anulus fibrosus Bulging Disk
Annulus fibrosus (outer layer) of the disk bulge into the spinal canal. Thinning Disk
Narrowed intervertebral disk Disk Degeneration with
Osteophyte Formation
bony projections develop along the edges of bones Anulus fibrosus Nucleus pulposus Intervertebral
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