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  • wgreenlee
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    C5-6:Endplate spurring most pronounced on right subarticular zone producing mild cord flattening. Mild to moderate right foraminal stenosis is noted. The left foramen is at midly stenotic.

    C6-7: Subarticular endplate spurring is noted. The midline canal is mildly stenotic. Slight cord flattening worse on right. Extensive right foraminal stenosis is seen again. The left foramen is at least moderately stenotic.

    The C5-6 midline canal is also mildly stenotic.

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    This report does not note any post-surgical changes so I will assume that this is a pre-surgical report. I also assume you had a right C6-7 foraminotomy based upon this report (“C6-7 Extensive right foraminal stenosis is seen again”). You did have central stenosis (“midline canal is mildly stenotic. Slight cord flattening worse on right”). I cannot determine how significant but the term “mildly” means it is not generally significant.

    Dr. Corenman

    PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
     
    Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
    wgreenlee
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    The report above is a MRI Post-surgery. This is why I’m confused. I thought after looking at the post-operative report all this stuff was done, but I couldn’t figure out why there would be words such as severe and extensive in a post-operative MRI’s.

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    I am confused as to the fact that there was no discussion of the post-operative changes. Typically, there is obvious bony and soft tissue changes after a foraminotomy that will be noted by the radiologist. Did you have a right C6-7 foraminotomy?

    Dr. Corenman

    PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
     
    Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
    wgreenlee
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    The procedure was a ACDF of C5-6 & C6-7. On the Post-operative report it states that he did a foraminotomy at those levels.

    Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    The radiological report is on a post-operative MRI? You had an ACDF (fusion) of C5-6 and C6-7 but the radiologist does not note these substantial surgical changes? You note you had this ACDF fusion (performed from the front of the neck) but also had a foraminotomy (performed from the back of the neck) and there is no mention on the radiological report? You need to clear up this confusion as nothing adds up.

    Dr. Corenman

    PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
     
    Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
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