Low back pain and left leg pain. There is mild bilateral ligamentum flavum thickening and loss of disc space height and fluid signal at L5-S1 with a small annular fissure and slight disc bulging with slight bilateral neural foramen narrowing, but no significant spinal canal stenosis. There is no significant disc bulge or herniation at the other lumbar spine levels. The vertebral column alignment is within normal limits. The vertebral body heights are preserved. The vertebral bone marrow signal is unremarkable. The imaged portions of the spinal cord and cauda equina nerve roots appear to be intact. The paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
Disc desiccation at L5-S1 with a small annular fissure and slight disc bulging with slight bilateral neural foramen narrowing, but no significant spinal canal stenosis. 