In the low back, the L5-S1 junction is often the site ... at L5-S1 is a common cause of sciatica. Symptoms of sciatica ...

Background The association of Modic changes (MC) with low back pain (LBP ... Size and type of MC on sagittal lumbar MRI and clinical data regarding low back symptoms were recorded at baseline ...

Results: The disc signal intensity was progressively reduced the more caudal the disc space. It was most common at the L5/S1 level, and, of the abnormal group, 36% (n = 11) showed the most ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation ... MRI is the most important imaging exam in patients with back pain or sciatica because it shows nearly all ...

The intensity of the leg pain, radiating from the back ... L5 dermatome, and the muscle power for the hip abduction, ankle dorsiflexion, ankle eversion, and the big toe extension. For an S1 ...

In research arm 1, radiologists reviewed lumbar spine images with symptom information obtained from patient questionnaires and diagnosed facet joint degeneration as the presumptive pain generator.