Schmorl's nodes | |
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Other names | Intraosseous disk herniation, Schmorl's nodules |
X-ray image of Schmorl's nodes in the lumbar spine | |
Specialty | Rheumatology |
Schmorl's nodes are protrusions of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc through the vertebral body endplate and into the adjacent vertebra.[1]