New onset of back pain. Please evaluate for myeloma lesions. Evaluation of the upper thoracic spine is limited on the lateral view due to overlying anatomy. There is multilevel degenerative disc disease affecting the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. The vertebral lesions seen on the prior MRI study are not evident on the on this spine survey. There is a slight leftward curvature of the thoracolumbar spine. There is a positive sagittal balance of approximately 4 cm. Components of a left total hip arthroplasty are incompletely imaged on this study.
Degenerative disc disease of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, without focal myelomatous lesions evident.