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It means that you are beginning to have early arthritic changes in your cervical spine (or neck). There are 7 cervical vertebrae, so this is in the middle of your neck. Osteophytes are basically bone spurs, or a buildup of hardened bone material on the edges of vertebra that occurs when you are losing cartilage and the bones are rubbing against each other.
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Small posterior disc bulges with mild endplate spurring?
what is Small posterior disc bulges with mild endplate spurring
What does mild to moderate uncal disc athrosis with posterior disc omplex causing mild spinal stenosis mean?
means your mildly to moderately messed up!
What does mild posterior disc bulge at T11-12 without neural structure compromise mean?
It means the disc bulge is not big enough to press on the spinal canal. It could also mean the nerves exiting theforamina are not beingencroachedupon. Posterior means behind.
What is a mild posterior central and right paramedian disc protrusion at L4-L5?
What is a L5-S1 , right paramedian protusion
What is mild anterior disc margin osteophytes?
posterior disc osteophyte at c5 c6 mild indentation on anterior thecal sac. there is uncinate spurring with left formaminal narrowing c5 c6 . would this require surgery?
What is mean by mild separation of pelvicalyceal system?
what is mean by mild separation of pelvicalyceal system in kidney
What does mild chickenpox mean?
Mild means not very severe or serious.
Why were the Persians considered mild rulers?
Because they were very mean and mild!
What is a Prominent broad based posterior and lateral disc protrusion?
My husband just got his mri report, at c2-c3 minimal left foraminal, c3-c4-3mm posterior central protrusion,c4-c5-posterior annular bulging, c5-c6prominent posterior bulge/broad based protrusion causing right goraminal stenosis, c6-c7 small posterior protrusion.. He has sever pain in his left arm...what should we do..
What does harmless and mild mean?
benign
What does CT results mean if they say mild posterior disc bulge L4-L5 and L5-S1 and thecal sac impingement?
The discs in your spine are starting to herniate outwards (they are like jelly sacs surrounded by hard tough flesh) which is causing pressure on some of the nerves in your spinal cord.
What does mild polychromasia mean?
low haemoglobin
