Diagnosis: Lumbago with sciatica, right sideClinical question: lower back pain with right sided sciatica r/o disc diseaseSigns and Symptoms: lower back pain with right sided sciatica r/o disc disease Five lumbar type vertebral bodies are presumed to be present which are appropriate in overall alignment and height. The conus medullaris on sagittal imaging is grossly intact.At L5-S1 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.At L4-5 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.At L3-4 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is mild disk dessication and a minor disk bulge at this level.At L2-3 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is disk dessication and a minor disk bulge at this level.At L1-2 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.
There are mild degenerative changes in the lumbar spine without compromise to lumbar spinal canal or neural foramina.