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There is annular tear in my l4-l5 disc when i had a fall 2months ago and only got mri done is the tear from the fall ?
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Not Sure: There is no way to know for sure if the fall caused the tear. To prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt, there would need to be an MRI right before the fall that looked normal.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No way to know: It is not possible to "date" a disc bulge/tear.
Answered 5/9/2013
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