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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This patient, according to the pattern of radiculopathy, has an L3-L4 injury to the right side. The most alarming finding would be crossover pain to the affected leg while raising the unaffected leg because this finding is more suggestive of herniation.

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