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Clinical Presentation The patient is a 37-year-old man who presented with low back and right leg pain. He underwent a right L5-S1 microdiscectomy. He did well for about 5 years,…

Clinical Presentation The patient is a 72-year-old male whose chief complaint is left mid back pain. He states it has been going on for approximately 2 weeks. He says it…

Clinical Presentation The patient is an 81-year-old female who presents with low back pain and generalized weakness in the legs. She requires a wheelchair or cane to ambulate. Her symptoms…

Computed Tomography (CT) Axial Lumbar Figure 3-1 Axial CT Image. L4 pedicle level superiorly, lateral recess. 1. L4 vertebral body 2. L4 pedicle 3. Superior articular process L4 4. Inferior…

Clinical Presentation The patient is a 59-year-old disabled man with longstanding left hemiparesis after intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to right basal ganglia atrioventricular (AV) malformation. Patient now presents with chronic headaches…

Clinical Presentation The patient is a 65-year-old female with a history of chronic low back and neck pain and markedly reduced mobility in the cervical and lumbar region. Her records…

Clinical Presentation The patient is a 76-year-old man who complains of neck and base of neck pain as well as debilitating headaches that awaken him at night. He also complains…

Clinical Presentation The patient is a 62-year-old man who has been under a physician’s care for fainting spells for the last 6 months. He has also had symptoms of numbness…

Clinical Presentation The patient is an 82-year-old man who has noted progressive walking difficulty and weakness in the legs over the last 6 months. Patient had an L3-L5 lumbar decompression…

Clinical Presentation The patient is a 24-year-old female who states that at approximately 2:30 p.m. today, she jumped off a second-floor balcony for fun. The patient states that she landed…