Hansen type I disc herniation in a dog. Degeneration of the nucleus pulposus resulted in loss of material into the vertebral canal through the fibrous ring’s rupture point, on the dorsal surface. The reddish colour may be due to haemorrhagic lesions and fixation of haematic pigments.


 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
  
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