Spinal nomenclature.
There has been a proliferation of differing terms, even among practicing surgeons. A morphologically based nomenclature may be needed for radiologic purposes, whereas a more histopathologic terminology would be desirable for surgical descriptors. Whichever approach is undertaken, the true radiologic-surgical correlation of disc abnormalities within the spine is doomed to failure without agreement on some type of standard nomenclature. A review of the problem and potential solutions are suggested.
Brant-Zawadzki
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Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, California, USA.
Jensen
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D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009626:Terminology as Topic