Annulus fibrosus calcification

Last revised by Bence Paládi on 18 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Paládi B, Elfeky M, et al. Annulus fibrosus calcification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-69824

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-69824

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/69824

rID:

69824

Article created:

23 Jul 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

18 Oct 2023, Bence Paládi

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Bence Paládi had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Spine

Synonyms:

Calcification of annulus fibrosis
Disc annulus calcification
Annular calcification - disc
Calcification of the annulus fibrosus

Annulus fibrosus calcification is a form of intervertebral disc calcification where the peripheral annular portion (annulus fibrosus) can get calcified. This may occur in isolation or in conjunction with other sites of disc calcification. It could involve any portion of the spine. Some suggest that it may be due to subclinical or chronic stress on the involved intervertebral disc¹.