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I need help with understanding my MRI I had done on my spine, back in june of 2009 please.
Please note that I have filed a claim with the VA 6 months ago and do have numerous problems since my return from Afghanistan in 2007. I am currantly going to the spine center in Athens, Ga every six weeks for shots in my spine with no improvement at all. I can walk no more than two to three hundred yards without great pain and fear that it is only getting worse as time goes on.
MRI reads as follows.
Findings: There is mild anterior wedging deformity with chronic appearance of L1 including superior end plate Schmorl's node.
There is 1-2mm of retropulsion of the posterior superior vertebral body margin. Small associated disc bulge at T12-L1 is without central canal stenosis. AP alignment is otherwise maintained. The conus terminates at T11-T12 level and is normal in it's appearance.
L5-S1: There is disc desiccation with posterior protrusion located centrally that has mild mass effect upon the thecal sac but no central canal stenosis. No evidence of nerve root compromise. There are mild degenerative changes at the facet joints.
L4-5: There is minimal disc bulge without focal herniation or central canal stenosis. Remainder of lumbar levels are unremarkable.
IMPRESSION:
1. POSTERIOR PROTRUSION L5-S1 WITH MINIMAL MASS EFFECT UPON THE THECAL SAC BUT NO CENTRAL CANAL STENOSIS OR APPARENT NERVE ROOT COMPROMISE.
2. CHRONIC ANTERIOR WEDGING DEFORMITY OF L1.
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