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I had an mri of my upper spine. could anyone tell me what this means: c6-c7 minimal posterior disc bulge minimally indents the anterior therapy sac.
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Anterior THECAL sac: Is the "front" of the spinal canal, in which the spinal cord and spinal nerves lie. Minimal posterior disc bulge means there is a little stretching of the disc between the cervical (neck) vertebral bodies at the c6-c7 level. According to your question, this bulge is at the "back" of the vertebra, and minimally indents (pushes in) the anterior thecal sac. These bulges range from minimal to severe.
Answered 6/7/2013
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Disc pressing nerve: If a disc herniation is large enough, it may compress the thecal sac, which surrounds the spinal cord.
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