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Hi, lateral cervical spine, loss of normal cervical lordosis. evidence of spondylotic changes c5/6 with posterior osteophyte formation?
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Loss: of cervical lordosis means straightening of the normal curve of the cervical spine. It can simply be positional or do to muscle spasm. Spondylotic changes basically mean degenerative arthritic changes at that level.
Answered 4/5/2019
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