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What does multilevel neural foraminal encroachment and cord abutment mean?
What are the symptoms and treatments for degenerative changes lumbar spine with multilevel foramina encroachment
Are facet injections still given for osteoarthritis?
I am assuming that by "facet injections" you mean hydrocortisone injections at the site of spinal facets for pain relief. I still get them about every 6 months or so. I have a combination of osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease and the injections do help manage my pain.
What is marked degenerative arthritis and disc disease mean?
Degenerative disk disease and arthritis are different conditions conditions.The cause of degenerative disk disease at this point is not understood, however having arthritis can contribute to its development.
What does no definite active parenchymal infiltrates in both apices mean?
what does the lung volumes are significantly diminished. no definite infiltrates or effusions. mild multilevel degenerative change is noted in the thoracic spine mean.
What does DJD mean in a thoracic radiology report?
DJD in a thoracic radiology report stands for degenerative joint disease or degenerative disc disease, which refers to wear and tear on the joints or discs in the spine. This can manifest as changes such as osteoarthritis or disc degeneration.
What does the medical abbreviation DJD mean?
DJD stands for Degenerative Joint Disease, which is a common form of arthritis that involves the breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone. It is also known as osteoarthritis and is characterized by pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility in the affected joint.
What does degenerative change mean?
Degenerative changes usually have to do with changes in the body as it ages. These changes are usually things like arthritis and osteoporosis.
What does lippings mere mean?
Lippings is the overgrowth and deterioration of bone joints. It is usually the result of a degenerative or inflammatory disease that may be irreversible.
What does the medical abbreviation PSP disease mean?
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. It's a neuro-degenerative disease.if you play psp to much
What does MRI mean if Minimal diffuse disc bulge present with moderate to severe fact disease?
The Minimal diffuse disc bulge referes to the shock absorbing "disc" that sits between the vertebra. it means that the disc is sticking out past what is normal limit of the vertebra, but not enough to be affecting surrounding structures such as the nerve roots. Moderates to severe "facet" disease refers to likely degenerative changes like arthritis on the bony facets which are part of the vertebra
What does Moderate to severe bilateral facet arthrosis present at L4-5 and on the left at L5-S1 mean?
what does bilateral facet arthropathy mean
What is the medical term severe facet hypertrophy with degenerative subluxation of l 4 on 5 of approximately 2 to 3 mm mean?
There is overgrowth of bone at the place where the fourth and fifth lower back vertebrae meet. Because of this change, they are misaligned by approximately a tenth of an inch.
