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Feeling lots of pain in his lower back. x-rays revealed a ruptured annulus fibrosis. what has occurred?
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Aging disc: As the disc ages the outer ring of the disk, or annulus, can dry out and crack/rupture. This can, in some cases, cause the inner part of the disk (nucleus) to push through the crack and produce what we call a disc herniation. Note that these changes can occur with or without symptoms. As such, the findings on MRI have to be closely correlated with your clinical exam to see if they are important.
Answered 6/10/2014
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