30 years Male (DOB:8/13/1986)Reason: Low back pain, concerning for DJD. History: Low back painPROVIDER/ATTENDING NAME: MINDY ALYCE SCHWARTZ MINDY ALYCE SCHWARTZ 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. There is disc desiccation and a left lateral broad-based disc protrusion. This disc protrusion encroaches on the left-sided exiting nerve root within the neural foramen.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.At L2-3 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.At L1-2 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.
There is a left lateral disc protrusion present at L5-S1 which encroaches on the left-sided exiting nerve root within the left L5-S1 neural foramen (most likely involving left L5 nerve root).