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Nomenclature and Classification of Lumbar Disc Pathology

(Figure 17)
Schematic representation of the anatomical "zones" identified on axial images. The anterior zone (not illustrated) is delineated from the extra-foraminal zone by an imaginary coronal line in the center of the vertebral body. (Adapted from Wiltse LL, Berger PE, McCulloch JA. A system for reporting the size and location of lesions of the spine. Spine 1997;22:1534-1537)
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