Spinal disc implant. X-ray of a section through the neck of a 38-year-old patient,showing a prosthetic disc (white) implanted to correct a herniated (slipped) intervertebral disc. The damaged disc (at the level of C6-C7) has been surgically removed and replaced by the mechanical prosthesis. Damaged intervertebral discs can impinge on nerves and the spinal cord,and in serious cases surgery such as this is performed | |
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