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What is mri report l5 s1 broad based disk expansion with small annular tear?

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Bulging disc: As discs age they lose water and become less resilient. This causes broad based bulging of the disc. The ligament on the outer part of the disc (annulus fibrosus) is stressed more when the disc bulges and small annular tears can result.

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Answered 1/22/2015

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