Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Contrary to the defendants' contention, we find that the affirmation submitted by the plaintiff's treating physician was sufficient to raise a triable issue as to whether the plaintiff suffered a serious injury. In that affirmation, the physician indicated that the plaintiff had suffered a permanent disc dessication, which, based on the plaintiff's history, was causally related to the accident. Mangano, P.J., Balletta, O'Brien, Hart and Florio, JJ., concur.