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What Does This Lumbar MRI Report Indicate?
In trying to understand my MRI lumbar spine without contrast test it has a sentence that reads: No pars defects are seen. I cannot find what this sentence means. The previous sentence says: significant grade 1 spondylolisthesis L4-L5 is noted . I understand trhis sentence but not the 1st one. Can you help me out? Thank you! YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Than you for your question,
A pars defect of the lumbar spine involves a part of a vertebra called the pars interarticularis. Roughly translated, this means "the part between two joints." A defect in the pars is a break in this portion of bone. Since there is no pars defect in your case this part of your spine is normal
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A pars defect of the lumbar spine involves a part of a vertebra called the pars interarticularis. Roughly translated, this means "the part between two joints." A defect in the pars is a break in this portion of bone. Since there is no pars defect in your case this part of your spine is normal
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