Sciatica Impersonators Explained: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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A lumbar disc herniation is the most common cause of lumbar radiculopathy which is pain radiating from the lower back into the lower extremity. However, there are a lot of other pathology that can present itself in symptoms and signs as lumbar radiculopathy (sciatica). We call them sciatica impersonators. 

tags: clinical cases Orthopaedics Lumbar Disc Herniation sciatica

related terms: lumbar radiculopathy, clincial training orthopaedics, clinical education orthopaedics, orthopaedic clinical education


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