Management of Sciatica: Conservative Versus Surgical
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Sciatica means pain along sciatic nerve distribution. The most important symptoms are radiating leg pain and related disabilities. Patients are commonly treated in primary care but a small proportion is referred to secondary care and may eventually need surgery. Many synonyms for sciatica appear in the literature, such as lumbosacral radicular syndrome, ischias, nerve root pain, and nerve root entrapment.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010