Three phases of disc degeneration
Channel: Todd Lloyd
Date: 17/04/2016

What are the types of disc herniations? 

Some people want to know the difference between a disc bulge and a herniated disc. Some people call herniated discs "slipped discs", but this is a colloquialism. 

The official designation for naming herniated discs starts with a protrusion at the more mild end, followed by an extrusion when things get worse, then a herniated disc is really bad when it becomes a sequestration.

This is information I got from the journal Spine when I was researching this. I wanted to know what the official designation is for different types of disc herniations. How do you describe them to other doctors in your official report? I wasn't clear on that, so I wanted to find out what the North American Spine Society thought. Since I found out, and I elucidated the different terms, I thought I would share with you. 

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