Low back pain with sports for months. There is facet arthropathy and ligamentum flavum thickening affecting L3 through S1, including mild trace effusions and a subcentimeter right L4-5 synovial cyst. In addition, there is a partial disc dessication and a disc bulge at L5-S1 with mild left and mild to moderate right neural foraminal stenosis. There is also slight disc bulging at L4-5 with minimal bilateral neural foraminal narrowing, The vertebral column alignment is within normal limits. The vertebral body heights are preserved. The vertebral bone marrow signal is unremarkable. There is no significant spinal canal stenosis. The spinal cord displays normal signal and morphology and the cauda equina nerve roots are unremarkable. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
1. No discernible evidence of spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis.2. Degenerative spondylosis in the lower lumbar spine including facet arthropathy and ligamentum flavum thickening affecting L3 through S1, a partial disc dessication and a disc bulge at L5-S1 with mild left and mild to moderate right neural foraminal stenosis, and slight disc bulging at L4-5 with minimal bilateral neural foraminal narrowing, 