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A member asked:

If i have myelomeningocele spina bifida in l3-l5. does that mean i am missing facet joints in this area?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Spina bifida: The problem is essentially where your spinal chord did not close. Usually the spinous process is the part of the bone that did not close, but some people do have significant enough of a problem that the facet does not close either.

Answered 8/23/2019

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