ICD-9 Code:

Disc degeneration + Traumatization is prime cause of disc herniation. genetic predisposition. ... (protrusions and annular bulges do cause symptoms, but this depends on additional anatomic factors - proximity of disc material to roots, caliber of bony spinal canal). ... markedly degenerated, gritty calcified deposits; thoracic disc protrusion ... ................
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