A ruptured disk, sometimes called a herniated or slipped disk, happens when the inner part of the disk, the nucleus pulposus, ...

Cervical disc replacement surgery involves a procedure in which a degenerated or herniated (ruptured) disc is removed and replaced with an artificial disc. The procedure replaces discs damaged by disc ...

Herniated discs are joint injuries. The most common cause of a herniated disc is a twisting type of injury. It can be caused by a fall or lifting something heavy. Compression injuries can cause ...

The use of a rupture disc is the most basic method of protecting a piping system from overpressurization. A rupture disc is a sacrificial component and after the disc has been ruptured during ...

They may be thermally or mechanically actuated. A rupture disc burst indicator alerts operators that a rupture has occurred. In the biotech, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries, a sanitary ...

Ryan Mathews likely to need surgery for herniated disk in neck Running back Ryan Mathews is out for the Eagles' regular-season finale against the Cowboys after suffering a herniated disk in his ...

Her cervix was unchanged from the first exam. Membranes ruptured shortly after this vaginal examination and she was admitted. A posterior position was confirmed at the next vaginal examination.

Considering taking supplements to treat herniated disc? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of herniated disc. Follow the links to read common uses ...

The Nintendo GameCube was the first console from Big N with disc-based media. Gone were the cartridges that were absurdly expensive to manufacture. In theory games could be cheaper (yeah ...

As removable media, optical discs superseded the earlier magnetic disk cartridges because they weigh less, have higher capacities and are not subject to head crashes or corruption from stray ...

Intervertebral disc disease is a common condition in dogs. Though any dog can suffer from IVDD, certain breeds are more prone ...

(1) For AMD's CPU, see Winchester. (2) An early removable disk drive from IBM that placed the read/write heads and platters in a sealed unit. Before the Winchester architecture, the read/write ...