A 48-year-old man presents with chronic back pain with radiation into the buttock, posterior thigh, and calf. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
- In the lumbar spine, more than half of clinical problems arise from L-2 to L-3 and L-3 to L-4 intervertebral discs
- Imaging studies with CT or MRI followed by myelography is necessary for the diagnosis in most patients
- Initially, medical management is indicated in all patients who do not have neurologic deterioration
- Surgical treatment is reserved for the patient with acute or progressive neurologic deficit, chronic disabling back pain, or both
- Anal sphincter muscle disturbances can be expected in most patients and are of no clinical significance
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