Fig. 2

CT including lumbar spine. The coronal CT plane (G) shows severe sclerosis of the L2–L3 vertebral body endplates (white arrows) and subtle endplate irregularities due to mild destruction. Marginal osteophytes are evident. The sagittal CT plane (H) illustrates slight retrolisthesis of the L2 vertebral body, suggesting some grade of instability (double arrowheads). The L2–L3 intervertebral disc collapse is also depicted. The coronal CT plane (I) demonstrates there are no significant degenerative changes in the corresponding superior and inferior articular processes (black arrows)