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From: Characteristics and mechanisms of resorption in lumbar disc herniation

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A The classification of LDH includes bulge, protrusion, extrusion, and sequestration. Elements in the image are taken from Servier Medical Art (https://smart.servier.com/). B Image from a 43-year-old female patient with LDH. The initial MRI showed that the L5/S1 intervertebral disc was hugely herniated, the center of the L5/S1 herniated intervertebral disc pushed the dural sac to the right, the right nerve root was compressed, and the dural sac was asymmetrically deformed. C After 1 year of conservative treatment, the L5/S1 disc herniation was significantly reduced, the protrusion was absorbed, and the dural sac was not significantly compressed or deformed

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