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What Does Ligmentum Flave Hypertrophy In Report Suggest?
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My mom is having a severe pain in the leg so we went to a doctor to consult and he advised my mom to have a mri spine and below is result
RIGHT LIGMENTUM FLAVE HYPERTROPHY AT D11-12 LEVEL CAUSING MILD THECAL SAC COMPRESSION
DIFFUSE DISC BULDGE WITH ANNULAR TEAR AT L5-S1 LEVEL CAUSING MILD THECAL SAC COMPRESSION
My mom is having a severe pain in the leg so we went to a doctor to consult and he advised my mom to have a mri spine and below is result
RIGHT LIGMENTUM FLAVE HYPERTROPHY AT D11-12 LEVEL CAUSING MILD THECAL SAC COMPRESSION
DIFFUSE DISC BULDGE WITH ANNULAR TEAR AT L5-S1 LEVEL CAUSING MILD THECAL SAC COMPRESSION
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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According to report,your mother is suffering from degenerative disc disease of dorso-lumbar spine.
Degenerative changes occurs in spine due to aging and development of weakness in annulus fibrosis.
1.At D11-12 level,there is thickening and hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum in right side and it is causing mild compression over thecal sac.
2.At L5-S1 level,there is diffuse disc bulge with annular tear and it is causing
mild compression over thecal sac..
Majority of the cases of degenerative spine disease are benefited by physiotherapy,so physiotherapy should be tried first.
Surgery should be the last option.
There are also medicines like capsule pregabalin available for pain relief.
Treatment can be planned after consultation with neurologist.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to us
According to report,your mother is suffering from degenerative disc disease of dorso-lumbar spine.
Degenerative changes occurs in spine due to aging and development of weakness in annulus fibrosis.
1.At D11-12 level,there is thickening and hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum in right side and it is causing mild compression over thecal sac.
2.At L5-S1 level,there is diffuse disc bulge with annular tear and it is causing
mild compression over thecal sac..
Majority of the cases of degenerative spine disease are benefited by physiotherapy,so physiotherapy should be tried first.
Surgery should be the last option.
There are also medicines like capsule pregabalin available for pain relief.
Treatment can be planned after consultation with neurologist.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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