Disc protrusion

MRI image of a disc protrusion in the lumbar spine LWK5 / SWK1

Classification according to ICD-10
M50	Cervical disc damage
M51	Other disc damage
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The intervertebral disc protrusion (also known as protruding intervertebral disks or "incomplete intervertebral disk prolapse") is a change in the spinal column that is increasingly observed with age. This differs from intervertebral disc prolapse mainly in size. In contrast to the (complete) herniated disc , the annulus fibrosus (fibrous ring) of the intervertebral disc is not torn, or only very slightly, but rather bulges outwards.

Disc protrusion, like disc prolapse, can be caused by an accident.

In contrast to the herniated disc, the protrusion shows a craniocaudal diameter in the sagittal plane in the MRI image that is less than or equal to the height of the disc.

Depending on the location, a disc protrusion can be painless, cause local pain in the back or even radiating pain in the associated dermatome .

The National Care Guideline for Low Back Pain serves as a therapy recommendation. This essentially corresponds to the treatment of a herniated disc .

Individual evidence

1. ^ I. Heuberger, W. Titze: The herniated disc caused by an accident.
2. ↑ Disc Herniation, Lumbar in Amyrsys statdx 2014
3. ↑ National Care Guideline for Low Back Pain

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• Keyword disc protrusion . In: Roche Lexicon Medicine. 5th ed. Urban & Fischer, 2003 ( online ).

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