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Is leg numbness normal after lss surgery?
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Iss surgery.?: These initial mean nothing , but if you had spinal surgery, irritation of the nerve roots can cause numbness to be present and it depends on how much irritation occurred to know if it will completely resolve.
Answered 9/11/2013
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