Fig. 5From: MRI-detected spinal disc degenerative changes in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics gamesSagittal T2 weighted images of the lumbar spine of a female athletics. There is disc dissecation and loss of disc height at L5-S1 disc with no distinction between the nucleus and annulus. Findings are consistent with Pfirrmann grade V. There are also associated endplate changes and marginal osteophytes at the same levelBack to article page