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The preoperative December 2014 magnetic resonance imaging parasagittal study documented a massive central-left sided L2-L3 lumbar disk herniation resulting in severe thecal sac and left L2 and L3 foraminal/lateral recess root compression respectively. Notably the right mild/moderate sequestrated L4-L5 disc was asymptomatic
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In December of 2014, an initial lumbar MRI documented a massive central-left sided disc nearly filling the spinal canal at the L2-L3 level accompanied by left foraminal/lateral recess compression of the L2 and L3 roots respectively [Figures 1 and 2].
The preoperative December 2014 magnetic resonance imaging axial study documented a massive central-left sided L2-L3 disk herniation resulting in severe thecal sac and left L2 and L3 foraminal/lateral recess root compression respectively
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In December of 2014, an initial lumbar MRI documented a massive central-left sided disc nearly filling the spinal canal at the L2-L3 level accompanied by left foraminal/lateral recess compression of the L2 and L3 roots respectively [Figures 1 and 2].
The immediate preoperative April 2015 parasagittal magnetic resonance imaging study documented the same massive central-left sided L2-L3 lumbar disk herniation seen on the magnetic resonance imaging from December of 2014. It still resulted in severe central-left sided thecal sac and left L2 and L3 foraminal/lateral recess root compression respectively
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The new MRI and computed axial tomography scans (CT) documented the same massive disk herniation filling the spinal canal at the L2-L3 level with similar foraminal/lateral recess extension [Figures 3 and 4].
The immediate preoperative April 2015 axial magnetic resonance imaging study documented the same massive central-left sided L2-L3 lumbar disk herniation seen on the magnetic resonance imaging from December of 2014. It still resulted in severe central-left sided thecal sac and left L2 and L3 foraminal/lateral root compression respectively
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The new MRI and computed axial tomography scans (CT) documented the same massive disk herniation filling the spinal canal at the L2-L3 level with similar foraminal/lateral recess extension [Figures 3 and 4].