Imaging too early in the immediate postoperative period is a potential pitfall as
annulus fibrosis, epidural space edema, and granulation tissue can mimic a recurrent disc herniation.
Annulus fibrosis ADC values were recorded from the 16 points of the outer area, and the mean was calculated.
Intradiscal electrothermal treatment has been used by specialists for more than ten years in discogenic pain treatment.3 Collagen structure of the disc is changed and nociceptors are coagulated by penetrating into nucleus pulposus through
annulus fibrosis posterior using a percutaneous needle or a cannula in intradiscal treatment techniques similar to IDET.3 Clinical success of the procedure is generally about 60%.3 Complications may develop after the procedure.
The IVD is made up of the nucleus pulposus and
annulus fibrosis that together cushion and allow flexibility within the spine.
The model showed increased stress in
Annulus Fibrosis and Nucleus Pulposis during all lumbar motions.
One is the disc lesion itself, in other words, the weakened or ruptured fibers of the
annulus fibrosis. The second is the encroachment within the IVF of the annulus or nucleus pressing on the nerve.
1: Blood vessels in AF (
Annulus Fibrosis) of Inter- vertebral Disc.
(1) Typical Romanus lesions are situated at the attachment of the
annulus fibrosis to the vertebral endplate, and can be in the anterior, posterior or marginal regions of the DVU.
Indeed at the L4-5 and slightly less at the L5-S1 levels, the two layers that normally compose the posterior longitudinal ligament are firmly connected to each other and the
annulus fibrosis, thus favouring disc herniation and perforation of the dura mater (4).
We know that excessive spinal joint laxity under mechanical loading in BJHS can lead to a torn
annulus fibrosis because of abnormal annular collagen alignment in the lumbar spinal discs; therefore, the purpose of the present study was to identify whether or not there is a relationship between BJHS and LDH.