A member asked:

L/4,l/5 laminect foot pain 1year later ,foot doc say normal,neurologist say s/1 caus,ortho surgeon say mri good, neurosur say nerv itself whoright?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Very hard choice 2--: -make. Not often so many Md's with conflicting Dx. If your surgeon was a fellow ship trained spine surgeon, i would feel he/her Dx was correct. If not fellowship trained, I would recommend seeing such for a 2nd opinion. Both neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons can B fellowship trained. It means they took an extra year as a fellow at a spine program. Good luck!

Answered 1/31/2015

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