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What does prominent facet arthropathy mean?

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Dr. Mark Hutchinson answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Arthritis: It means that the small joints of the spine called facets have significant arthritis

Answered 12/21/2017

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Can you tell me what the following means. Facet arthropathy is in the lumbar spine. I have lower adobomen pain?

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Mri results in lamen terms dengenrated disc at t11-12 and more significantly l4-5 and l5-s1 with annular bulges at l4-5 and l5-s1 taht are focally prominent centrally. No significant facet arthropathy is seen.

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If oral Methylprednisonlone relieves my back pain is it likely that injections would help as well? 1. Advanced L2-3 DD with diffuse endplate irregularities and prominent discogenic marrow edema. 2. Moderate left facet arthropathy at L1-2?

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I have a broad based bulging disc L5 S1 and multilevel facet arthropathy throughout the lumbosacral spine. What does this mean?

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I have mild facet arthropathy from l3-s1 as well as bulging discs at l4-5&l5-s1 and bilateral neural foraminal stenosis @l5-s1. What does this mean?

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