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What Does This MRI Report Indicate?
My question is for years I ve had hip and back pain,now it feels like a hot poker going down my left thigh and past my knee to my putter foot. An Mir showed sever canal stenosis on L2/3-3/4 with broad based disk budge. If I put surgery off will it leave my leg weak and hinder my walk g
Wed, 16 Sep 2015
hi.
based from your clinical picture, it is best if you consult with a doctor, preferably a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic surgeon with spine specialization, for medical and physical examination. your MRI reading is indicative of a stenosis (or narrowing) in your lumbar vertebral area with a possible disc herniation. it is important to consult with urgency, as nerve compression and difficulty in function and ambulation may occur. management (medical and/or surgical) will be directed accordingly.
hope this helps.
good day!!
~dr.kaye
hope this
based from your clinical picture, it is best if you consult with a doctor, preferably a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic surgeon with spine specialization, for medical and physical examination. your MRI reading is indicative of a stenosis (or narrowing) in your lumbar vertebral area with a possible disc herniation. it is important to consult with urgency, as nerve compression and difficulty in function and ambulation may occur. management (medical and/or surgical) will be directed accordingly.
hope this helps.
good day!!
~dr.kaye
hope this
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