Lower back pain x 2 weeks There are 5 lumbar vertebral bodies. Chronic loss of vertebral body height of L4 is again seen, similar to MRI exam dated 7/14/2009. There is new slight anterior wedging of L2 but we suspect this is chronic in etiology. Severe degenerative disc disease affects L3-L4 with probable neural foraminal narrowing at L3. Moderate degenerative disc disease affects L2-L3 with associated inferior endplate degenerative changes at L2. Degenerative disc disease at L1-L2 appears to have progressed compared to prior MRI. There are post-surgical laminectomy defects at L3 and L4. There is grade I retrolisthesis of L3 and L5. The bones appear demineralized, suggesting osteopenia. Severe osteoarthritis affects the partially visualized left hip.
Chronic appearing compression deformities, degenerative disc disease, and other findings as described above.