6/5/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly Makati Medical Center. The results are as follows: Examination of the sagittal imaging demonstrates normal alignment of the vertebral bodies. The lumbar curvature is maintained. The conus medullaris is seen to be normal and ends at T12-L1 level. No abnormal signal is seen within the conus. Focal T1W/T2W hyperintensity is noted in the anterosuperior corner of the L3 vertebral body. There is also a Tl W/T2W hyperintense focus in the L5 vertebral body. Examination of the intervertebral disc reveals no signal abnormality. No paraspinal or intraspinal mass noted. T12-L1: No evidence of disc bulge or herniation. LI-2: No evidence of disc bulge or herniation. L2-3: No evidence of disc bulge or herniation. L3-4: No evidence of disc bulge or herniation. L4-5: No evidence of disc bulge or herniation. L5-S1: Focal left of central disc protrusion mildly abutting the ipsilateral traversing nerve root. A 1.0 cm. cyst is noted in the superior pole of the left kidney. IMPRESSION: 1. Degenerative osteitis, L3 vertebral body 2. L5 vertebral body hemangioma 3. Focal left of central disc protrusion mildly abutting the ipsilateral traversing nerve root, L5-S1. 4. Above findings are generally unchanged from previous study. 5. Left renal cyst[35] On October 12, 2009, respondent was again examined by Dr. Raymundo, who thereafter issued another Medical Report[36] stating as follows: The patient is here today with his new MRI results showing a disk protrusion at the level of L5-S1 with [sic] mildly abutting the ipsilateral traversing nerve root. I have already given this patient a rating of grade 8 with a moderate rigidity or % loss of motion or lifting power of the trunk. If I were to re-evaluate this, the functional capacity of the patient is actually more severe than this grading. However, the next grading which is grade 6 indicates or points to a fracture of the dorsal or lumbar spine which the patient does not have. However, the severity of his symptom is almost equal to a grade 6 with severe or total rigidity or total loss of lifting power of heavy objects. elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/61305 6/25