An intervertebral disk generally will rupture in a posterolateral direction.

Name: An intervertebral disk generally will rupture in a posterolateral direction.
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This is because the posterior longitudinal ligament is stronger and wider in the middle, offering more resistance to a posterior herniation, thus directing most ruptures to occur in a posterolateral direction where the ligament is thinner and weaker.

An Intervertebral Disk Generally Will Rupture in a Posterolateral Direction