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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Dorsal Annular Fissure

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Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

. My mi impression reads: 1. Annular tear with right dorsal lateral disk extrusion at l4-l5 level .... Annular tear with broad based annular bulging at l4-l5 level. Mild lateral recess and... View answer

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

I was in a car accident and have had debilitating back pain that goes down my legs. The doctors decided to do a discogram which showed a small dorsal inner annular tear at L3-4. Can this cause such ... View answer

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

MRI results indicated "L3 L4 right foraminal annular fissure and small protrusion without nerve impingement. What are normal treatment options, and is surgery best course to resolve? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

Could any doctor explain me what s going on with report and what does this means L5-S1: Loss internal disc signal with small central annular fissure and protrusion. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

spondylosis ,posteriocentral protrution of L3-L4& L4-L5 discs with small annular fissure causing thecal sac indentation with corresponding bilateral neural foraminal stenosis . mild L1-L2&L2-L3... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

I have a L4-5 circumferential disc bulge. Hyper intense T2 signal at the dorsal with annular fissure. L5-S1 minimal circumferential disc bulge with Minor facet. I have received 3 injections and still ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Gunjan Jain MD

L4/5 moderate disc desiccation and height loss. Same.on l5/s1. Broad based bulged disc. Linear t2 signal in dorsal disc measuring for 6mm compatible with annular fissure. The disc bulge cintact the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gunjan Jain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Mahaveer Patil MD

L3 loss of disc height annular disc bulge L4 both annular and dorsal disc bulge and a more prominent left latteral bulge L5 annular bulge plus posterior protrusion severe foraminal stenosis and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahaveer Patil ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

What is lo -so posterior annular fissure. Shallow posterior profusion across anterior epidural ... posterior annular fissure. No evidence of endplate fracture or bone marrow contusion/edema. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

DORSAL CORD AT THE C1 LEVEL MAY BE TINY CHRONIC LESION. C5-6: SMALL CENTRAL DISC PROTRUSION CONTAINS ANNULAR FISSURE, THIS MILDLY INDENTS THE VENTRAL THECAL SAC. MINOR BULDGING OF THE POSTERIOR... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)