A posterior annular tear is a painful condition characterized by tear or rupture in the annulus fibrosus (outer layer of an intervertebral disc, particularly in the posterior (back) region of the ...

The second case followed an implantation of an Edwards SAPIEN system, which was an extensive Stanford type A dissection involving the arch branches, and was associated with annular rupture (Figure ...

There are five major complications: Perforation of the ilio-femoral axis leading to retroperitoneal hemorrhage; Traumatic aortic arch or annular rupture during valve delivery/implantation ...