- female
- 60 Years
- 14/08/2025
My mom has severe leg pain and can barely walk due to compressed spinal veins seen on her MRI. The report says she has L4-L5 disk degeneration with nerve root compression and grade I anterolisthesis. Physiotherapy didn't help is surgery the only option left and how safe is it
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