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1

Which of the following is not a typical symptom of a lumbar disc herniation?

APositive straight leg raise test

BSaddle anesthesia

CRadicular leg pain

DWeakness in foot dorsiflexion

2

All of the following contribute to the intervertebral disc EXCEPT:

AFibrocartilage

BElastic cartilage

CAnnulus fibrosus

DNucleus pulposus

3

A patient while lifting a heavy weight presents with sudden onset pain in the lower back radiating along the postero-lateral thigh and lateral leg to the big toe with numbness. The most likely diagnosis is:

AL4 - L5 Disc prolapsed

BL3 - IA Disc prolapsed

CL5 fracture

DL5 - SI Disc prolapse

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