Question
Can anyone put this in English?

Findings from MRI:
The lumbar vertebrae show normal alignment with normal vertebral body height and marrow signal. There is slight anterior wedging of the body of T12 consistent with a minimal partial compression fracture, which appears remote, with no evidence of marrow edema.

T12-L1: Minimal disk desiccation change with very slight left paracentral anulus bulge minimally indenting the left ventral thecal sac with no evidence of central canal stenosis or neural foreminal narrowing.

L1-2, L2-3, L3-4: normal

L4-5: Minimal bilateral facet arthropathy with very slight anular bulge seen and there is associated minimal bilateral lateral recess narrowing.

L5-S1: Unremarkable except for minimal facet arthropathy.

Impression:

1. Minimal bilateral facet arthropathy at the L5-S1 level.

2. Mild posterior anulus bulge at L4-5 with bilateral mild facet aethropathy and minimal bilateral lateral recess narrowing.


Answer
Put simply, according to the Impression:
1) arthritis of L5-S1
2) small disc herniation at L4-5 with bilateral arthritis at that vertebral level.  

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Dr. Starbuck