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Overall, there are moderate degenerative changes of the lumbar spine with findings most prominent at the L4-L5, where severe degenerative facets, small posterior disc bulge, ligamentum flavum buckling, marginal osteophytes result in moderate bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing. Hypertrophic bony degenerative changes of the bilateral facets resulting in narrowing of the bilateral subarticular recesses with probable contact with bilateral traversing L5 nerve roots. 2. Degenerative changes result in moderate left neuroforaminal narrowing at L5-S1. 3. No significant spinal canal stenosis and any level. 4. Low T1 signal is noted within the facets from L1 through L5, sequela of degenerative facet disease, as evident by sclerosis of the facets on the prior CT abdomen and pelvis from 4/25/2016.
Degenerative changes in the spine mean that there are arthritic changes in the spine. In arthritis there can be outgrowths of bone (osteophytes) and when this occurs in the spine, it can compress nerves in the area.
The neural foramen is one of the spaces that nerves can travel through, according to the imaging, this is also narrowed at some point which can affect nerves in that area.
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Hi, Degenerative changes in the spine mean that there are arthritic changes in the spine. In arthritis there can be outgrowths of bone (osteophytes) and when this occurs in the spine, it can compress nerves in the area. The neural foramen is one of the spaces that nerves can travel through, according to the imaging, this is also narrowed at some point which can affect nerves in that area. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician