L7: Disc Prolapse Flashcards
Types of Disc Prolapse
- Acc to Timeframe
- Acute & Gradual
Types of Disc Prolapse
- Acute
Types of Disc Prolapse
- Gradual
Types of Disc Prolapse
- Type of protrueded Material
- The protruded material in both acute & gradual being first soft, then become fibrotic and later calcified and bony hard.
Direction of Protrusion in Disc Prolapse
Site of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C5-6, C6-7 discs.
- C5-6-disc compress C6 root
Direction of Protrusion in Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Lateral: in intravertebral foramen → root pain (brachialgia) Due to pressure by disc, osteophytes, ischemia & later fibrosis of root sheath.
- Posterior → cord (by direct pressure or ischemia) → quadriplegia.
Cervical Disc Prolapse
- CP
- Neck Stiffness
- Sensory
- Motor
- Cord
- Brainstem
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Sensory
Radicular & Cord
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Motor
- Radicular & Cord
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Neck Symptoms
STIFF NECK, FLEXES TOWARD SIDE OF LESION.
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Radicular Symptoms
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C5 Compression (Sensory)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C6 Compression (Sensory)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C7 Compression (Sensory)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C8 Compression (Sensory)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Inverted Supinator Reflex
Inverted supinator reflex → C5 lesion
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C5 Compression (Motor)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C6 Compression (Motor)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C7 Compression (Motor)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- C8 Compression (Motor)
CP of Cervical Disc Prolapse
- Cord Symptoms
UMNL Below the Disc