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Investigations

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Various imaging techniques are used when intervertebral discs have prolapsed in order to localise the site of the lesion, and to exclude alternative pathology, e.g. metabolic and neoplastic bone disease:

  • radiograph - may show disc space narrowing and osteophytes in cases of chronic recurrence; can show herniation of nucleus pulposus into the vertebral bodies - Schmorl's nodes
  • contrast myelography scan
  • CT scan
  • NMR scan

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