[Cervical disc herniation : Symptomatology, diagnostics, therapy].

Background: Although herniated discs in the cervical spine are rare overall, patients with this clinical picture regularly present themselves in orthopedic and neurosurgical practice. Initially, those affected often have severe local and predominantly radicular pain and, optionally, dermatome-related neurological deficits in the upper extremities, with medullary signs occasionally being found.

Prognosis: The prognosis for complete remission is usually favorable, so that primary therapy is almost always conservative.