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Can you tell me more about borderline left l5 radiculopathy?
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L5 radiculopathy: Usually an l-5 radiculopathy is caused by a disk bulge or herniation at l4-l5 where the nerve exits from the spinal canal through tie neuroforamen. Radiculopathy may involve pain in a dermatome going to the dorsum of the foot tipically to the space between the great and second toes. It may cause foot drop or weakness of extension of the foot at the ankle. It may cause numbness as the pain subsid.
Answered 4/24/2014
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Yes: Radiculopathy is s term used to infer an irritation of a nerve in the spine. L5 is a specific nerve, the fifth lumbar nerve root. The term borderline implies it is mild.
Answered 11/28/2017
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