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I have low backache, mri indicates focal marrow edema antero-superiorly to l4 vetebrae with no other degenerative changes.what is it? is it lethal?
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Not fatal: Could be due to some mild degenerative change (arthritis) or mild trauma (compression fracture)
Answered 6/24/2017
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