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Originally Posted by Bonny
can anyone explain a central posterior fissure of l5 s1 disk
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Bonny,
For most people, the L5-S1 disk is the lowest functioning disc in your low back where the sacrum/pelvis connects to your spine. At the back (posterior) center of the disc, there is a defect (tear?).
The problem with this kind of info is that this type of finding is COMPLETELY asymptomatic in most people. For many of us... this may be the most obvious finding that may explain our pain, but when it is addressed, it turns out not to be our pain generator. In way too many of our cases, we'll have a surgery that not only leaves our pain generators intact, but now we also have to deal with collateral damage from the surgery, possibly causing even more pain.
It behooves us to get the most complete diagnosis possible. A shockingly high percentage of spine surgeries are performed based on the way the imaging looks without proving the pain generators. IMHO, this is the primary reason for the ridiculously high percentage of failed spine surgeries.
Keep searching... don't let anyone cut on you until you have completed the education you need to make informed decisions about your treatment!
Good luck!
Mark