Lower Lumbar Spine 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 ... View answer

Opinion-severe degerative disc disease at T12-L1, L1-L2, and L5-S1. Moderate facet arthropathy at L5-S1 . Anterior osteophytes throughout lumbar spine . Visualized sacroiliac joints demonstrate ... 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

i have facet joint hypertrophy with no ankylosis and no lytic lesion. back my lower is excrutiating pain at times, 1severe medial and mild patellofemoral/lateral compartment osteoarthritis with joint ... View answer

what does the following mean: T12-L1: Unremarkable. L1-2: There is mild facet arthropathy at this level. L2-3: There is mild facet arthropathy at this level. L3-4: There is facet... 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

.....l2-l3mild disc bulge facet arthropathy bi lateral foramina narrowing......l3-l4 mild generalized disc bulge facet arthropathy neural foramina narrowing.....l4-l5 mild disc bulge dorsal... 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

I just got results from MRI c3 c4 severe left foraminal stenosis with moderate facet arthropathy ... joint hypertrophy and facet arthropathy---do I need surgery. I have already done physical... View answer