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What does moderate bilateral l4-5 and l5-s1 facet oa with mild ligamentum flavum hypertrophy mean? it's from an mri scan i had done.
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Back degeneration: Age appropriate moderate spine degeneration with early signs of changes that can become spinal stenosis these findings need clinical correlation they can cause back and or leg pain or be asymptomatic
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