A 42 year old other wise healthy female complains of severe neck pain with radiation to left UE and reports of undergoing Cervical spine fusion few months.

She also complains of severe left LE pain up to feet and tingling and numbness.

She was seen by Neurosurgeon and had repeat MRI of C spine, EMG & NCG and Myleogram.

A 83 year old man with 2-3 weeks history of worsening low back pain radiating to the right groin.

There is anklyosis of the sacro-iliac joints and most of the facet joints. One set of facet joints are visible, between L2 and L3. There is marked spondylotic change at this level with large osteophytes. The lateral view shows squaring of the anterior surface of the vertebrae and ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament in the upper visible vertebral bodies. The posterior surfaces are concave and appear scalloped, especially mid-lumbar spine.

The appearance is really due to scalloping of the vertebral bodies and is an indication of arachnoiditis with cyst formation, a complication of this disorder.

A 72 year old female with history of chronic low back pain several years, is being admitted to the hospital with increasing low back pain with radiation to left lower extremity.

She gives history of lung cancer 7 years ago. She was treated by lung resection.