Nikolas
Created page with "<section begin="orthopaedics" />'''Spinal disc herniation''', also called '''disc extrusion''', refers to when the nucleus pulposus extrudes out of the disc through a tear in the annulus fibrosus, which compresses spinal nerves or spinal cord. '''Spinal disc protrusion''', also called '''disc prolapse''', refers to a similar situation where the intervertebral disc protrudes onto spinal nerves or the spinal cord but the nucleus has not broken through the annulus. The pr..."