Prolapse Inter-vertebral Disc (PIVD)
What is a Prolapse Inter-vertebral disc (PIVD)? It is a protrusion or extrusion of the nucleus pulposus through a rent in the annulus fibrosus known as the Prolapse Intervertebral disc (PIVD).A prolapsed disc is commonly known as a ‘slipped disc”.The prolapsed intervertebral disc is also known as a herniated disc. PIVD Full Name: Prolapse Inter-vertebral…