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Can severe sciatic pain be relieved by fenasteride discectomy?
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A disectomy is 90%: Effective in non smokers with a demonstrated disc herniation corresponding to the sciatic distribution of symptoms when the appropriate imaging and exam findings match and you have failed 12 weeks of non operative care.
Answered 10/14/2012
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