Suggest Ways To Rule Out An Annular Tear

Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2017

Question: The area that is circled in the center, is that the annular tear? Also whats the area circled towards to bottom?

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
There is no annular tear in this picture

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.

The circle at the top is the para vertebral fascia and fat. It is not annular tear.

The bottom circle is the tip of spinous process in the vertebra.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (6 hours later)

is the top area circled a tear? and whats the white area circled at the bottom? is that the cyccox bone. i have been having pain in that area. i have a tear and protrusion at L5 S1 disc.

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
There is no tear in the image

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.

The top circle is not a tear and is the fat in the paravertebral area.

The bottom circle if the spinous process which is a small bone projecting in the midline posteriorly from the lumbar vertebra.

This is at a higher level and the coccyx is not visualised in this image.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (4 hours later)

could the bone be whats shown on the 2nd pic

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The circle in the 2nd picture is the annular tear at L5-S1 disc level

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.

The circle in the 2nd picture is the annular tear at L5-S1 disc level.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar