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DISK HERNIATION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subligamentous disc herniation
1, record 1, English, subligamentous%20disc%20herniation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The herniated disc may extend above and below the disc level. This is most conspicuous in subligamentous disc herniation, where the disc tissue typically extends upward and looks like a hockey stick on sagittal images, while a herniated disc extruding both cranially and caudally looks like a mushroom. 1, record 1, English, - subligamentous%20disc%20herniation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- subligamentous disk herniation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale sous-ligamentaire
1, record 1, French, hernie%20discale%20sous%2Dligamentaire
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fig. 2 : hernie discale sous-ligamentaire. La dégénérescence va continuer avec ensuite une compression de la racine par une hernie sous-ligamentaire (lombo-radiculalgie). Puis, le ligament dorsal pourra être rompu, entraînant une diminution de la composante douloureuse lombaire [...] 1, record 1, French, - hernie%20discale%20sous%2Dligamentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disk herniation
1, record 2, English, disk%20herniation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- intervertebral disk herniation 1, record 2, English, intervertebral%20disk%20herniation
correct
- intervertebral disk protrusion 2, record 2, English, intervertebral%20disk%20protrusion
correct
- prolapse of intervertebral disk 2, record 2, English, prolapse%20of%20intervertebral%20disk
correct
- hernia of the nucleus pulposus 2, record 2, English, hernia%20of%20the%20nucleus%20pulposus
correct
- herniation of the nucleus pulposus 1, record 2, English, herniation%20of%20the%20nucleus%20pulposus
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prolapse of the nucleus pulposus of a ruptured intervertebral disk into the spiral canal. 1, record 2, English, - disk%20herniation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- herniated disk
- disc-herniation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale
1, record 2, French, hernie%20discale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hernie du disque intervertébral 2, record 2, French, hernie%20du%20disque%20intervert%C3%A9bral
correct, feminine noun
- hernie nucléaire discale 3, record 2, French, hernie%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20discale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hernie du noyau gélatineux d'un disque intervertébral par rupture de son anneau fibreux. 3, record 2, French, - hernie%20discale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vértebras y médula
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hernia discal
1, record 2, Spanish, hernia%20discal
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intravenous contrast medium 1, record 3, English, intravenous%20contrast%20medium
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intravenous contrast medium was particularly helpful when disk herniation and scarring were both present, by delineating the margins of a herniated disk and enhancing the entire substance of the scar. 2, record 3, English, - intravenous%20contrast%20medium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opacifiant intraveineux
1, record 3, French, opacifiant%20intraveineux
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intraveineux : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 3, French, - opacifiant%20intraveineux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- herniated lumbar disk
1, record 4, English, herniated%20lumbar%20disk
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- lumbar disk herniation 2, record 4, English, lumbar%20disk%20herniation
correct
- lumbar disk 1, record 4, English, lumbar%20disk
correct
- lumbar displacement 3, record 4, English, lumbar%20displacement
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protrusion or herniating of the nucleus pulposus of the lumbar vertebral area, with or without radiculopathy. 1, record 4, English, - herniated%20lumbar%20disk
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale lombaire
1, record 4, French, hernie%20discale%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La hernie discale [...] comportera 2 grands types : la protrusion [...] et la hernie vraie [...] Les localisations préférentielles des hernies discales seront lombaires et entraîneront lombalgies aiguës, chroniques et lombosciatiques. 1, record 4, French, - hernie%20discale%20lombaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- thoraco-lumbar herniated disk 1, record 5, English, thoraco%2Dlumbar%20herniated%20disk
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- herniated thoraco-lumbar disk 2, record 5, English, herniated%20thoraco%2Dlumbar%20disk
proposal
- thoraco-lumbar disk displacement 3, record 5, English, thoraco%2Dlumbar%20disk%20displacement
- thoraco-lumbar disk herniation 2, record 5, English, thoraco%2Dlumbar%20disk%20herniation
proposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hernie discale dorso-lombaire
1, record 5, French, hernie%20discale%20dorso%2Dlombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hernies discales dorsales : De siège habituellement dorsal bas ou dorso-lombaire, les seules hernies discales entraînant des myélopathies importantes avec paraparésie et même paraplégie seront redevables d'une intervention chirurgicale [...] qui devra être la plus précoce possible. 1, record 5, French, - hernie%20discale%20dorso%2Dlombaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-01-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mechanical back syndrome
1, record 6, English, mechanical%20back%20syndrome
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- mechanical back pain 2, record 6, English, mechanical%20back%20pain
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is contraindicated in those with disk herniation causing definite anterior root compression or for those with "mechanical back syndrome" due to extensive degeneration, osteophyte formation and facet joint hypertrophy. 1, record 6, English, - mechanical%20back%20syndrome
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- douleurs lombaires de nature mécanique
1, record 6, French, douleurs%20lombaires%20de%20nature%20m%C3%A9canique
proposal, feminine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conflit disco-ligamentaire de nature mécanique. 2, record 6, French, - douleurs%20lombaires%20de%20nature%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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