41 years Female (DOB:11/21/1975)Reason: severe back and leg pain please evaluate for lumbar radiculitis History: back and leg painPROVIDER/ATTENDING NAME: MAGDALENA ANITESCU MAGDALENA ANITESCU 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. A perineural cyst is present within the sacral spinal canal on the right side.At L5-S1 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is loss of disc space height this desiccation and a broad-based right paramedian disc protrusion at this level. There is mild ligamentum flavum hypertrophy at this level. This is stable compared to the prior exam.At L4-5 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is loss of disc space height, disc desiccation and a broad-based central disc protrusion at this level. This is stable compared to the prior exam.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.
1.There are degenerative changes present in the lumbar spine mainly in the form of disc disease with disc protrusions at L4-5 and L5-S1 without significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina.2.A small perineural cyst is present in the sacral spinal canal on the right side.