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case_images: (a) Lumbar MRI, sagittal view at Stir sequence showed signs of spondylodiscitis at the L2-L3 level with inflammatory alteration of the intervertebral disc, the bone marrow adjacent to the vertebral platforms, causing moderate stenosis of the spinal canal caliber. No collections or abscesses were seen. (b) Axial view at T2-weighted sequence also revealed edema of surrounding soft tissue.. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.
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case_images: This imaging (Figure 1) revealed spondylodiscitis at the L2-L3 level and inflammation of the intervertebral disc, the adjacent bone marrow, and the surrounding tissue, causing moderate spinal canal stenosis.
case_images: (a) Lumbar MRI taken 1 year after surgery. The sagittal view at the T2-weighted sequence revealed straightening of physiological lumbosacral lordosis, without signs of listhesis, post-surgical alterations at the L2-L3 level, with no inflammatory changes at the surgical site. There was also mild spondylosis in the lumbar segment and signs of incipient degenerative disk disease. No herniated discs were observed. (b) Three-dimensional reconstruction of the lumbar spine showed loss of physiological lumbar lordosis, surgical changes at L2-L3 with no signs of acute complication, and L2-L3 intervertebral space narrowing with discrete sclerosis of the subcortical bone.. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.
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case_images: One year after surgery, a new lumbar MRI showed stable post-surgical changes at the L2-L3 level, with no inflammation or acute complications (Figure 2).