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Hello, i have numbness on the left leg below the knee only on the right side front if you were looking at it. no other problems ?
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Numbness: your description is of the 5th lumbar dermatome---do you have lower back problems? If you do have your doctor do an MRI back problems can give you pain and numbness in the lower extremities
Answered 2/6/2018
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