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Suggest Treatment For Disc Degeneration At L5-S1 Level
What is the treatment for the following: Alignment abnormality and loss of disc height contribute to moderate but significant bilateral foraminal narrowing greater on the left. Impingement on the exiting bilateral L5 nerve roots noted. Discogenic related marrow endplate changes adjacent to the L5-S1 disc space. Bilateral pars defect at L5. Moderate intervertebral disc space degeneration at the L5-S1 level. Remaining disc spaces show diffuse desiccation
Tue, 25 Nov 2014
Treatment is for you and not your MRI. If you have significant and deblitating symptoms correlating with this MRI (bilateral leg pain with or without backpain) which could not be controlled by non operative means, then only u need surgery which shall essentially be open (and not minimal invasive) decompression with TLIF and fusion with screws.
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