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'''Degenerative disc disease''', abbreviated '''[[DDD]]''', is a common [[ditzel]], typically generated in the course of a discectomy operation. | '''Degenerative disc disease''', abbreviated '''[[DDD]]''', is a common [[ditzel]], typically generated in the course of a discectomy operation. | ||
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| Degenerative disc disease | |
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| Diagnosis in short | |
 Degenerative disc disease. HPS stain. | |
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| LM | benign fibrous tissue, nests of chondrocytes |
| Site | vertebral disc - see spine |
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| Symptoms | back pain |
| Prevalence | common |
| Radiology | disc herniation |
| Prognosis | benign |
| Treatment | surgical (e.g. discectomy) |
Degenerative disc disease, abbreviated DDD, is a common ditzel, typically generated in the course of a discectomy operation.
Vertebral disc and discectomy redirect here.
General
- Herniated disc cause back pain.
- May result in cauda equina syndrome.
- Composed of fibrous cartilage.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Benign fibrous tissue.
- Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature cartilage).
Images
Degenerative disc disease - intermed. mag. (WC)
Degenerative disc disease - high mag. (WC)
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CERVICAL DISC, DISCECTOMY: - DISC WITH DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. - NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY.
LUMBAR DISC, DECOMPRESSION: - DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm. Accessed on: 2 January 2010.
- ↑ Modic, MT.; Ross, JS. (Oct 2007). "Lumbar degenerative disk disease.". Radiology 245 (1): 43-61. doi:10.1148/radiol.2451051706. PMID 17885180.