Artificial spinal disc. Coloured X-ray of the spine of a 42 year old woman, showing a prosthetic spinal disc (white) in the lumbar (lower) spine. The

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Artificial spinal disc. Coloured X-ray of the spine of a 42 year old woman, showing a prosthetic spinal disc (white) in the lumbar (lower) spine. The prosthesis is between the L3 and L4 vertebra (spine bones). It was fitted to replace a herniated (ruptured) disc.

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Photo credit: © ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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