Coloured X-ray (front view) of the spine of a patient aged 35, showing an artificial (prosthetic) spinal disc surgically fitted between lumbar (L5) ve

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Coloured X-ray (front view) of the spine of a patient aged 35, showing an artificial (prosthetic) spinal disc surgically fitted between lumbar (L5) vertebra and sacral (S1) vertebra to replace a herniated (ruptured) disc.

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