Female 77 years old with L4-L5 pain that wraps around to abdomen. Evaluate for compression fracture. The bones are demineralized suggesting osteopenia/osteoporosis. We see no lumbar compression fracture. There is slight loss of height of the T12 vertebral body suggesting a compression fracture of indeterminate age but new compared to the MRI from 1/26/2015. Lumbar intervertebral disc spaces are preserved. Moderate facet joint osteoarthritis affects the lower lumbar spine. There is moderate SI joint osteoarthritis.
1. Facet joint osteoarthritis of the lower lumbar spine.2. Although we see no lumbar compression fracture, there is slight loss of height of T12 indicating a compression fracture of indeterminate age.