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What is the definition or description of: ruptured disk?
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Disc herniation: Disc herniation have a spectrum from slight bulge to bulge to herniation to extrusion from low to higher severity. The rupture usually suggests extrusion - disc material going outside the disc itself and the material compressing a nerve in the spine.
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