A 45-Year-Old Laborer Presents with Low Back Pain, Stating That

question 54

Multiple Choice

A 45-year-old laborer presents with low back pain, stating that the pain comes from the right buttock and shoots down and across the right anterior thigh, down the shin to the ankle. Which examination finding is considered more indicative of nerve root compression?

• A)Positive straight leg raise result
• B)Positive Trendelenburg sign
• C)Negative Romberg test result
• D)Contralateral straight leg raise result
• E)Positive drawer test result

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