A posterior annular tear is a painful condition characterized by tear or rupture in the annulus fibrosus (outer layer of an intervertebral disc, particularly in the posterior (back) region of the ...

NEWBURGH, Ind. -- Joseph Bramlett had been thinking of this moment for quite some time. In 2013, the Stanford grad suffered an annular tear to the L4 and L5 discs in his back -- a painful injury ...

The first 14 told him that an operation to fix the annular tear to his L5-L6 disc would likely end his budding golf career. The 15th was willing to do exploratory surgery but Bramlett’s ...

But usually nothing is done to repair the tear. So, over time, more of the soft centre may bulge through, leading to recurring symptoms and loss of disc height. NICE has looked at inserting an annular ...