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Mri findings of lumbar report: moderate left neural forminal encroachment predominantly secondary to facet arthrosis. please explain. thank you?
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Low back pain: The MRI findings that you describe are arthritis of the low back. There may be some pain radiating into the left hip and down the leg (sciatica) due to the overgrowth of the facet joint impinging on the nerve root. See a neurosurgeon to evaluate and treat the low back pain.
Answered 11/19/2014
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