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Hello , really scared , looking for answers ....... my mri reads l4-l5 moderate bilateral foraminal narrowing due to disk bulging and facet hypertrophy. no central stenosis ....... i was told by my dr via x rays i have spondylothesis about 25 percent ....

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See answer: Spondylolisthesis is a forward slippage of the 5th(usually)Lumbar vertebra. It is the most common cause of persistent back pain in young people. Each vertebra is connected to adjacent vertebra by two "bridges" of bone. In spondylolisthesis both bridges are fractured. Treatment is conservative unless there is persistent pain or progressive slippage. **See comments below

Answered 9/12/2015

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