1. A discectomy is performed when the intervertebral disc have herniated or torn. 2. SCI may occur in intervertebral disc disease, and spinal cord vascular disease. 3. Research areas include cervical and lumbar spine surgery and intervertebral disc biology. 4. In the spine, similar fibres join the intervertebral disc to the adjacent vertebrae. 5. Often on a single nerve root, the cause is a herniated intervertebral disc . 6. He described first and foremost the construction and function of the intervertebral disc . 7. Aggrecan provides intervertebral disc and cartilage with the ability to resist compressive loads. 8. He was diagnosed as having a problem with four of his intervertebral discs . 9. The pathophysiology of intervertebral disc injury after spaceflight has not been clearly identified. 10. Their intervertebral disc material can calcify and become more brittle.