CASE 30 History: A 54-year-old woman presents with lower back pain. 1. What should be included in the differential diagnosis? (Choose all that apply.) b. Meningioma 2. All of the following are types of annular fissure found on postmortem cryomicrotome sections except: a. Concentric b. Radial c. Transverse 3. Which type of annular fissure is associated with intervertebral disk degeneration? a. Concentric b. Radial c. Transverse 4. Which of the following statements regarding annular fissure is true? b. An annular fissure near the dorsal root ganglion is the least likely to be painful. c. Diskography can help distinguish partial-thickness versus full-thickness fissure.
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