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Lumbar disk herniation is a significant cause of lumbar radiculopathy and results
in billions of dollars in health care expenditure. Herniated lumbar disks cause
mechanical and chemical irritation of the nerve roots leading to complaints of
sciatica. Surgeons have several surgical options when approaching herniated
disks, including various microsurgical procedures. The 3 most prominent studies
to date on surgical and nonsurgical management of herniated disks agree on the
efficacy of surgery over medical management in the short term but have some
discrepancies when looking at long-term results. Cauda equina syndrome is a
variation of lumbar disk herniation in which patients experience a combination of
saddle anesthesia, abnormal lower extremity reflexes, and neurogenic bowel or
bladder symptoms.
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