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Chronic Cervical Disc Disease
Aka: Chronic Cervical Disc Disease, Hard Cervical Disc Lesion, Cervical Spondylosis- See Also
- Mechanism: Chronic disc degeneration (disc space narrows)
- Vertebrae move closer
- Spurs or Osteophytes form at disc edges, Luschka
- Foramen Narrows
- Nerve root is compressed
- Results in mild root inflammation and Swelling
- Vertebrae move closer
- Epidemiology
- Chronic disorder in older patients
- Complications