Image courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging,
Boise, Idaho. All rights reserved.
A side view of the lumbar spine shows normal discs, spinal canal, and
nerve roots (see figure 1). Nerve roots normally float in the fluid-filled
canal. Figure 2 shows a small herniated disc pushing into the canal toward
nerve roots.
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By
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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Robert B. Keller, MD - Orthopedics |
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Last Revised
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December 14, 2011 |