Diagnosis Of Facet Arthropathy

[Hello doctor, I recently went through an MRI for my lower back pain. The report says, 1. Bulging annulus with early facet arthrosis seen at L4-L5 level narrowing the spinal canal and slightly indenting the thecal sac . 2.... View answer

Hi, I had an MRI done of my back and there is a diagnosis that reads: Marrow signal is heterogenous without focal lesion. What does that mean? Also can you tell me about Mutilevel disc desiccation and facet ... View answer

I have advanced facet arthropathy and diffuse annular bulge combined to cause central canal stenosis. This is at L3-4 and moderate facet arthropathy and ligamentum flavin hyper trophy at L4-5.... View answer

I have severe facet arthropathy , extruded disc and severe canal stenosis. I got an epidural steroid injection 2 days ago at L 4-5 . The pain prior to the injection was severe in both buttocks and ... View answer

through C6-7. C2-3: Unremarkable C3-4: Mild facet arthropathy . Small central disc protrusion . Minimal central spinal stenosis . No foraminal stenosis. C4-5: Moderate left facet arthropathy.... View answer

(bright annular fissure). No neural compression. Moderate bilateral facet arthropathy unchanged. My wife is 53 y.o and was given this diagnosis. What does it mean? ... View answer

mild facet arthropathy. C3-4 small central disc protrusion. C4-5 mild facet arthropathy and tiny .... Bilateral facet arthropathy C6-7& c7-t1 mild facet arthropathy... View answer

signal intensity is normal. The conus terminates at L1. L1-L2: Negative. L2-L3: Mild facet arthropathy but no stenosis. L3-L4: There is moderate degenerative facet arthropathy. There is mild... View answer

desiccation and narrowing and spurring. Foraminal herniation on right with left facet arthropathy and moderate narrowing. L5-S1 broad shallow posterior and posterlateral disc bulge and spurring, bilateral... View answer

redemonstration of mild ligamentum flavum hypertrophy and facet arthropathy. The canal and neuroforamina are patent. At L3-4, there is mild facet arthropathy, the canal and neuroforamina are... View answer