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Desiccated Disc
General Information
A desiccated disc is a degenerative disc by definition. Desiccation means “dried up”. When we are young, the nucleus of intervertebral disc has high water content and appears as a bright white signal on an MRI scan. As the chemical structure of the nucleus changes as we age, it loses its ability to act as a biological sponge and absorb water to act as a hydraulic shock absorber. It is often cross referenced as a “black disc”.
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