If the annular tear reaches or occurs in the outer 1/3 of the annulus, then there is a potential for big trouble to occur--i.e., PAIN--for as we have learned from the Disc Anatomy Page, nuclear material is often very irritating to the sensitive pain-carrying nerve fibers (sinu-vertebral nerves) that dwell in the posterior...
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- where as herniated disc has a significant capacity to be resolved w/ time, annular tear continues to produce symptoms indefinitely; - ... The prognosis following anterior interbody fusion (frequently offered operative treatment for this situation) may be no better that the prognosis with just conservative treatment.
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- where as herniated disc has a significant capacity to be resolved w/ time, annular tear continues to produce symptoms indefinitely; - clinical picture is based on pain related to increased intradiscal pressure and irritability of neural structures;
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An annular tear is a tear on the outside ring of your disc, the annulus. The leg and hip pain may very well be from the inner substance of the disc leaking out on the nerve root causing irritation as this substance is very acidic.
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Synonyms and related keywords: annular tear, degenerative disc disease, DDD, disc degeneration, disc extrusion, disc herniation, disc protrusion, disc sequestration, discogenic pain, herniated nucleus pulposus, HNP, inflammatory radiculopathy, internal disc disruption, IDD,
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Acute cervical spine injury has been associated with sports such as football, gymnastics, rugby, ice hockey, and diving. ... Synonyms and related keywords: acute cervical spine injury, annular tear with herniation of the nucleus pulposus, annular tear without herniation of the nucleus pulposus, cervical degenerative disease;
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Annular Tears At L4-5; L5-S1 Medical Issues ... Occasionally, patients have enough persistent pain from annular tears and internal disc disruption to undergo a fusion of the disc space at the level of the tear. Prognosis; The prognosis of annular tears is generally the prognosis of low back pain.
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Due to injury or just aging, small tears can form in the annulus. When the gel-like center of the disc pushes through an annular tear, this is called a disc herniation.
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Perhaps they remain asymptomatic unless or until a disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, or annular tear occurs. The natural history of DDD is not well understood. Many degenerated discs remain stable for decades while a few progress to a disastrous degenerative scoliosis with severe collapse at several adjacent levels.
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