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A member asked:

I have a groin pain. is this related to my ruptured l4 and l5 and possibly another ruptured disk. pain is bad. cannot walk at times?

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Dr. Merrill Reuter answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Could be: Could be from hip itself or from additional disk problem.

Answered 6/14/2015

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