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Displacement of intervertebral disc

MedGen UID:
7125
•Concept ID:
C0021818
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disc Displacement, Intervertebral; Disc Herniation; Disc Herniations; Disc Protrusion; Disc Protrusion, Intervertebral; Disc Protrusions; Disc Protrusions, Intervertebral; Disc, Herniated; Disc, Prolapsed; Disc, Protruded; Disc, Slipped; Discs, Protruded; Disk Displacement, Intervertebral; Disk Herniation; Disk Herniations; Disk Prolapse; Disk Prolapses; Disk Protrusion; Disk Protrusion, Intervertebral; Disk Protrusions; Disk, Herniated; Disk, Prolapsed; Disk, Protruded; Disk, Slipped; Herniated Disc; Herniated Discs; Herniated Disk; Herniated Disks; Herniation, Disc; Herniation, Disk; Herniation, Intervertebral Disc; Herniation, Intervertebral Disk; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Intervertebral Disc Displacements; Intervertebral Disc Herniation; Intervertebral Disc Herniations; Intervertebral Disc Protrusion; Intervertebral Disc Protrusions; Intervertebral Disk Displacement; Intervertebral Disk Displacements; Intervertebral Disk Herniation; Intervertebral Disk Herniations; Intervertebral Disk Protrusion; Intervertebral Disk Protrusions; Prolapse, Disk; Prolapsed Disc; Prolapsed Discs; Prolapsed Disk; Prolapsed Disks; Prolapses, Disk; Protruded Disc; Protruded Discs; Protruded Disk; Protruded Disks; Protrusion, Disc; Protrusion, Disk; Protrusion, Intervertebral Disc; Protrusion, Intervertebral Disk; Protrusions, Intervertebral Disk; Slipped Disc; Slipped Discs; Slipped Disk; Slipped Disks
SNOMED CT: Intervertebral disc prolapse (73589001); Displacement of intervertebral disc (1145241008); Slipped intervertebral disc (73589001); Slipped disc (73589001); Prolapsed intervertebral disc (73589001); PID - Prolapsed intervertebral disc (73589001); Intervertebral disc extrusion (73589001); IVDP - Intervertebral disc prolapse (73589001); PIVD - Prolapsed intervertebral disc (73589001); Intervertebral disc protrusion (73589001)

Definition

An INTERVERTEBRAL DISC in which the NUCLEUS PULPOSUS has protruded through surrounding ANNULUS FIBROSUS. This occurs most frequently in the lower lumbar region. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisplacement of intervertebral disc

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lumbar Disc Herniation: Diagnosis and Management.
Zhang AS, Xu A, Ansari K, Hardacker K, Anderson G, Alsoof D, Daniels AH
Am J Med 2023 Jul;136(7):645-651. Epub 2023 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.03.024. PMID: 37072094
An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy.
Kreiner DS, Hwang SW, Easa JE, Resnick DK, Baisden JL, Bess S, Cho CH, DePalma MJ, Dougherty P 2nd, Fernand R, Ghiselli G, Hanna AS, Lamer T, Lisi AJ, Mazanec DJ, Meagher RJ, Nucci RC, Patel RD, Sembrano JN, Sharma AK, Summers JT, Taleghani CK, Tontz WL Jr, Toton JF; North American Spine Society
Spine J 2014 Jan;14(1):180-91. Epub 2013 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.003. PMID: 24239490
Intervertebral disc: anatomy-physiology-pathophysiology-treatment.
Raj PP
Pain Pract 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):18-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2007.00171.x. PMID: 18211591

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Percutaneous vertebroplasty in painful schmorl nodes.
Masala S, Pipitone V, Tomassini M, Massari F, Romagnoli A, Simonetti G
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2006 Jan-Feb;29(1):97-101. doi: 10.1007/s00270-005-0153-6. PMID: 16328689

Diagnosis

Characteristics of physician visits for back symptoms: a national perspective.
Cypress BK
Am J Public Health 1983 Apr;73(4):389-95. doi: 10.2105/ajph.73.4.389. PMID: 6219588Free PMC Article

Therapy

Percutaneous vertebroplasty in painful schmorl nodes.
Masala S, Pipitone V, Tomassini M, Massari F, Romagnoli A, Simonetti G
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2006 Jan-Feb;29(1):97-101. doi: 10.1007/s00270-005-0153-6. PMID: 16328689

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