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The patient came to the
clinic 03-May-2009 with agonizing left
sciatica and LBP for 10 years with exacerbation
the last 3 months. |
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MRI lumbar spine performed
29-April-2009 showing extruded disc L5-S1 left
side. |
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On examination: the patient
is limping with exaggerated scoliotic stance
with SLRS 70 degrees with pain both sides. The
patient is unable to move the toes left foot up
and down due to pain - 1/5. There is hypalgesia
left L5 and S1 territories. |
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Left partial L5-S1 flavotomy
with foraminotomy of left S1 root. The extruded
disc was removed lateral to the axilla. The was
no epidural fat at the compressed parts. The
extruded disc was removed in several pieces and
left sided cleaning of the L5-S1 disc space was
performed. |
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Smooth postoperative recovery
with normalization of the power of the left
foot. |
