Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Transport of patient to discographie table -- Identifying and marking important landmarks -- Three-needle approach -- Anatomy of lumbar discography -- Annular infiltration with Xylocaine -- Injection of contrast -- Patient interrogation -- Application of dressing -- Manipulation of lumbar spine -- The varying patterns of normality -- Discograms — The varying patterns of abnormality -- Special precautions for those performing chemonucleolysis -- Conclusion -- Index