Thoracic Disc Herniation (TDH): A condition where the intervertebral disc in the thoracic spine bulges or ruptures, potentially compressing nearby nerves. Transforaminal Endoscopic Thoracic ...
Thoracic disc herniation is difficult to recognize. Diagnosis is easily made when the patient has a paraparesis, but at this point the disc herniation is usually large, and the result of the disc ...
Your upper back (thoracic spine) contains 12 vertebrae (spinal bones) and intervertebral discs that separate and cushion the ...