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Suggest Treatment For Fractured Spinous
I have fractured spinous processes on both my L3 and L4... along with the pain I also have numbness coming and going all thru out the day in my legs along with shooting pain in thru my back on down into my leg all the way past the knee. Is the numbness and shooting pain normal?
Wed, 26 Dec 2018
Hi,
Fracture of spinous process is generally innocuous and does not cause any pain or numbness in the legs, only local pain. If you have numbness or shooting pain, get a MRI of lumbo sacral spine and consult orthopedic surgeon.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Gopal Goel,
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Fracture of spinous process is generally innocuous and does not cause any pain or numbness in the legs, only local pain. If you have numbness or shooting pain, get a MRI of lumbo sacral spine and consult orthopedic surgeon.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Gopal Goel,
Orthopaedic Surgeon
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