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L4 Posterolateral Annular Tear

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Dr. S K Mishra MD

Should we go for surgery in case of mild diffuse posterolateral disc bulge at l4- l5 along with mild facetal hypetrophy,mildly compresing the thecal sac ,with small annular tear at this level. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S K Mishra ( Spine Surgeon)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

My Mother-in-law's MRI study shows: partial sacralization of l5 on left side l3-l4 mild annular ... with annular tear indenting on ventral thecal sac mild facetal arthropathy at l4l5 and l5s1... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Krishna Kumar MD

of the theca sac Annular tear and annular disk bulge, L4-L5 Grade 1 anterolisthesis likely due to ...L3-L4 Small left posterolateral disk protrusion in the region of and beyond... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krishna Kumar ( Spine Surgeon)
Dr. Shivakumar S. Kupanur MD

the 8 o'clock position reflecting grade I annulus tear . There is posterolateral annular bulging ... IV annulus tear) . There is prominent posterolateral annular bulging at L5-S1... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shivakumar S. Kupanur ( Neurologist)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

what does all this mean?? 1- Diffuse posterior annular bulge with posterocentral annular tear at L4 ... protrusion and annular tear at L4-S1 level causing central canal and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)

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Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

I have L4/5 disc degeneration with annular bulging and left sided posterolateral disc prolapse ... bulge with annular tear. What does that mean? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.   Ganesh MD

the small right sided posterolateral disc protrusion and annular tear at L4-5 resulting in mild right sided neural foraminal stenosis without central canal spinal stenosis. Correlation for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ganesh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

exiting left-sided nerve root . There is an associated left posterolateral radial annular tear noted, can ...On my MRI there was shown a slight annular buldge at L4-5 with slighyly more... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

annular bulge right posterolateral annular tear shallow disc protrustion is thank u ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

Below are observations after lumbosacral spine: 1. Diffuse disc bulge at the L4-5 with annular tear at the left posterolateral aspect with extrusion of necleus pulposus into the left neural for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)