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Dr. Sangeet MD

Hi I have a broad-based protrusion L4-L5 causing slight deformity of the ventral thecal sac and just contacting the L5 nerve roots bilaterally. I went to 1 surgeon and he said fusion. Went to another ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sangeet ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Karl Logan MD

recommend for treatment? I am in XXXXXXX AZ without much medical help ...also 4.5 mm broad based posterior Disk protrusion.....foraminal broad based disk osteophyte comples YYYY@YYYY... View answer

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Dr.    Muhammad Ahmad MD

What is a 1mm broad-based left paracentral - posterolateral protrusion at the L1-L2 level? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  K. Naga Ravi Prasad MD

My MRI shows that at the L3L4 level, there is a small broad based central disc protrusion with ... central disc protrusion with moderate facet joint and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy on the left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. Naga Ravi Prasad ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

associated spinal canal or foraminal stenosis small broad based disc bulge with a superimposed right foraminal protrusion causes right foraminal stenosis the other discs are normal.. can you... View answer

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Dr.   Ganesh MD

I have central disc protusion at C3-C-4, angular buldge at C4-C5, and at C5-C6 there is broad based disc ridge comlex eccentric toward the right with effacement of central CSF. In additional progressive ... View answer

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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

My husband had an MRI that shows mild left faraminal and far left lateral broad based protrusion measuring up to 2-3 mm AP at L2 L3 and L5 S1 Fissures noted involving the posterior annulus.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Kunal Bhalla MD

me is as follows: small to moderate broad based central and right sided disc protrusion with ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kunal Bhalla ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Saurabh Gupta MD

l-4 l-5disc desiccation with broad based posterior disc bulge bilateral facuet arthropathy . l-2 l-3 disc desiccation with broad based disc bulge. l-1 l-2 disc desiccation mild broad... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

I have mild diffuse disc bulge @ L1-L2, moderate disc space narrowing @ L3-L4, broad based central & biforaminal disc protrusion @ L2-L3, broad based disc bulge into the foramina @ L3-L4,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)