A herniated disc is an injury of the pads of cartilage between the vertebrae in which the cartilage bulges from normal position. What type of cartilage is affected?

the disc consist of cartilage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervertebral_disc

But what kind of cartilage if affected by herniated disc.

you can't even follow links?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrocartilage

/hint(repeat) the disc consists of cartilage

This post was edited by brmv on Jun 25 2013 07:22pm