Herniated spinal disc after treatment. Coloured X-ray of a section through the neck of a 51-year-old patient with a herniated (slipped) intervertebral
Herniated spinal disc after treatment. Coloured X-ray of a section through the neck of a 51-year-old patient with a herniated (slipped) intervertebral disc between the C4-C5 cervical (neck) vertebrae, showing osteosynthesis screws and plates (white, centre) used to fix the C4-C5 vertebrae. Also seen are the fixings (white, left and right) of an orthopaedic collar used to support the head whilst the neck heals.
Size: 3307px × 4028px
Photo credit: © ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -, -ray, -rays, 51-year-, 51-years-, abnormal, backbone, background, black, body, bone, bones, c4, c5, cervical, collar, colored, coloured, column, diagnostic, disc, false-colored, false-coloured, fixed, healthcare, herniated, human, imaging, intervertebral, medical, medicine, neck, orthopaedic, orthopaedics, orthopedic, orthopedics, osteosynthesis, pinned, plate, plates, post-operative, post-surgical, profile, radiography, radiological, radiology, reduced, reduction, screw, screwed, section, sectioned, side, slipped, spinal, spine, support, supportive, surgery, unhealthy, vertebrae, vertebral, view, xray, xrays
