Srikanth Nithyanandam, MBBS, MS

Sharp lower back pain • left-side paraspinal tenderness • anterior thigh sensory loss • Dx?

Author:: Srikanth Nithyanandam, MBBS, MS; Kyle Smoot, MD, CAQ; Kevin Schleich, PharmD; Tyler Slayman, MD

► Acute-onset, sharp nonradiating lower back pain
► Left-side paraspinal tenderness
► Anterior thigh sensory loss