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A 68-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma reports a gradual increase in low back pain most recently accompanied by a sudden inability to ambulate secondary to bilateral radicular pain and motor weakness. The patient also notes a 4-day history of inability to void with subsequent incontinence. Physical exam is significant for 3+/5 motor weakness in her lower extremities with decreased sensation to pinprick in the L3–L4 distribution.
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Singh, K. (2010). Costotransversectomy. In: Patel, V., Burger, E., Brown, C. (eds) Spine Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03694-1_21
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