Term info
definition
Quantification of the severity of sciatica symptoms in patients with lumbar disc herniation. In the case of persistent progressive severe sciatica symptoms, patients may require surgical intervention via microdiscectomy, a minimally invasive spinal surgery for removal of herniated lumbar disc tissue.
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has exact synonym
lumbar disc herniation-related sciatica symptom severity measurement
term editor
Dani Welter