Feeling miserable, pain meds provide minimal relief
Any ideas?
FINDINGS: This report assumes 5 non-rib bearing lumbar type vertebral bodies. (Correlation with radiographs of the lumbar spine is recommended to better assess numbering of lumbar vertebral bodies, particularly if a surgical intervention is being considered for the patient).
Alignment: Grade 2 anterolisthesis of L5 on S1.
Bone: Vertebral body heights are preserved. Posterior instrumented fusion at L5-S1 with pedicle screws and vertical rods. Additional laminectomy of L5-S1.
Nerves: Conus medullaris is normal in position terminating at L1
Muscles: Symmetric bulk.
Soft Tissues: Unremarkable.
At T12-L1, no spinal canal or neuroforaminal narrowing
At L1-L2, no spinal canal or neuroforaminal narrowing
At L2-L3, no spinal canal or neuroforaminal narrowing
At L3-L4, no spinal canal or neuroforaminal narrowing
At L4-L5, facet joint hypertrophy. No spinal canal narrowing. Mild bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing
At L5-S1, grade 2 anterolisthesis. Disc uncovering. Disc bulge. Spinal canal is decompressed by laminectomy. Facet arthrosis. Moderate bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing. Evaluation degraded by susceptibility artifact from hardware.
Abdomen/Retroperitoneum: Multiple cysts are noted in both kidneys.
Fusion hardware is noted across the right SI joint. Joint space narrowing of bilateral SI joints.
IMPRESSION:
1. Posterior instrumented fusion and laminectomy at L5-S1. Grade 2 anterolisthesis L5-S1. Facet arthrosis with moderate bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing at this level. No change since prior exam.
2. Facet joint hypertrophy at L4-L5 with mild bilateral neuroforaminal narrowing.
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@jeaniem you might be a candidate for an artificial disc. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4365827/