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01/24/2023 mri results please help me understand what this means and is it serious? impression: mild to moderate degenerative changes c4-5 and c5-6 with moderate canal stenosis at c5-6 from broad-based disc osteophyte complex?
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The findings are definitely abnormal at your age but not serious; however, if you have intractable cervical neuropathy, surgical intervention is likely required.
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