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Re: Racz procedure??
Oops -- I left out the full thickness annular tear, which I thought was a prerequisite to having an extruded disc (the annulus is no longer holding in the nucleus). So, yes it's possible to have an annular tear without the back pain. However, I don't know whether a partial thickness annular tear would cause radicular pain.