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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Annular tear
Spinal disc herniation
A spinal disc herniation (prolapsus disci intervertebralis), informally and misleadingly called a "slipped disc", is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc (discus intervertebralis) allows the soft, central portion to bulge out. Tears are almost always postero-lateral in nature owing to the presence of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the spinal canal. This tear in the disc ring may result in the release of inflammatory chemical mediators which may directly cause severe pain, even in the absence of nerve root compression...
Annular tear - List of case studies
- Left lumbosciatic pain from double disc protrusion
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protrusion. Left lumbosciatic pain from L4-L5 and L5-S1 annular protrusion was diagnosed. She was treated by Tricortin, Toradol, and ... slight greater median focus where one can see an annular tear. A further slight posterior median protrusion of the disc can be seen at ...
- Left lumbosciatic pain from L4-L5 and L5-S1 annular protrusion
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lumbosciatic pain resulted from L4-L5 and L5-S1 annular protrusion. ... diagnosed as left lumbosciatic pain from L4-L5 and L5-S1 annular protrusion. She was treated by Tricortin 1000 vial IM 1 per day for ... lordosis and a high intensity zone representing an annular tear at the L4-5 level. There was also some disc herniation (bulge) at those ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Ankle distortion Ankylosing Spondylitis Annular tear Anomic aphasia Anorexia Anterior lystesis (L3 on L4) ...