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[LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION: PROTRUSION, EXTRUSION OR BULGE? THE PROPER USE OF THE TERMS - HOW AND WHEN WILL IT BE
Amir Fenyo1, Dimitri Shinis1, Ilan Shelef2
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, "Soroka" Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
Introduction:
Lumbar disc herniation is a medical condition in which obscurity exists in the relation between the clinical and the radiological definition. The following paper was written by both surgeons and a radiologist, who are engaged in the field of spine surgery. The aim is to provide clear definitions as to the different pathologies involving disc herniation. The secondary goal of this article is to differentiate between the radiological picture and the clinical syndrome which are not necessarily connected. We hope this review will illuminate these issues and simplify the definitions and make it easier for all to use, primary care practitioners, general orthopedics and trauma care providers.
