61 years Male (DOB:4/1/1955)Reason: pars defect History: pars defectPROVIDER/ATTENDING NAME: MICHAEL J LEE MICHAEL J LEE 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 loss of disc space height, disc desiccation and diffuse disc bulge at this level.At L4-5 there is a right lateral recess disc protrusion which effaces the fat at the right lateral recess and compresses the nerve root at the right lateral recess. There is no endplate reactive changes appreciated. There is loss of disc space height and disc desiccation present at this levelAt L3-4 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is disc desiccation present at this levelAt L2-3 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is disc desiccation present at this levelAt L1-2 there is no significant compromise to spinal canal or neural foramina. There is disc desiccation present at this level
There is a right lateral recess disc protrusion at L4-5 which compresses the nerve root at the right lateral recess at this level (probably the right L5 nerve root).