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What Do You Do With L3 L4 Dorsal Annular Fissure Tear

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Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

L3/L4 with annular tear, shallow sics buldg at l2/L3 with posterior annular tear. age 65, female. any advice on treatments? have to do surgery? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( 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... View answer

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

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Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I AM 45 y.o. and suffering from severe back pain.MRI shows I have diffuse disc bulging L3/L4 to L5/S1 w/ posterior annular tear at L4/L5 level. and also mild dextroscoliosis dorsal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Sunil Kumar Srivastava MD

How serious is this disk problem please ? L3/4 desiccation with broad based central and left inferior foraminal disk protrusion. left foraminal and anterolateral annular tear. facet and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I am 47 y.o.lady-MRI results 2010 indicate:L2-L3 mild broad-based disc bulge w/central annular tear/L3-L4 same,no tear/L4-L5mild broad based disc bulge,right distal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahaveer Patil ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Sudhir Kumar MD

Hi I have a small annular tear at l3-l4 disc, small disc protrusion with annular tear L4-L5 no neaural compression, broad-based disc protrusion at l5-s1 making... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)