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Can i expect a partially black(30%black 70% white) disc to resorb? what about a 50%black 50% white?
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Black disc: My understanding is that you are referring to MRI findings of your spine. At the beginning they are "white", and by aging, they lose the water component and become "black" or desiccated. They "blackness of the disc" by aging is going to get more and more.
Answered 6/10/2014
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