Posterior annular tears, ruptures in the spine's intervertebral discs, commonly arise from aging or external stressors. These tears, categorized as peripheral, radial, or concentric, can cause ...

Other causes include hardening of the posterior longitudinal ligament or the ligamentum flavum ... and the anterior approach, in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining vertebral ...

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 ...