A member asked:

I got my lumbar spine mri which says, l4-5, disk bulge is noted impinging on the anterior thecal sac near the exiting nerve roots. there is mild face?

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Dr. Shadi Azar answered

Specializes in Radiology

Mild Facet joint : I think you meant to type (Facet Joint ) not Face. Lumbar MRI evaluate the facet joints and can show degenerative changes ( fluid in joint, or hyper trophy which is enlargement ) and these changes can narrow the spinal canal and / or neural foramen narrowing ( where nerve exit the spine.

Answered 5/1/2015

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