L5 dermatomal distribution

English translation: side of leg and middle of the back of the foot

14:23 Dec 19, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: L5 dermatomal distribution
Context:
Despite surgeries, she still has low back pain radiating down to the legs in the L5 dermatomal distribution.
Nam Vo
Vietnam
Local time: 14:44
Selected answer:side of leg and middle of the back of the foot
Explanation:
It's a region of skin on the lower limbs called L5.
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ritatranslat (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:44
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your time on this :)
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4 +3side of leg and middle of the back of the foot
ritatranslat (X)
5The skin area which is supplied by the fifth lumbar spinal nerve
Di ZHU


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l5 dermatomal distribution
side of leg and middle of the back of the foot


Explanation:
It's a region of skin on the lower limbs called L5.


    Reference: http://gpnotebook.com/simplepage.cfm?ID=x2011092618112176613...
ritatranslat (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:44
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PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your time on this :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: YEah. Thought It's simply as that. Thanks for supporting my conclusion!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kmtext
14 mins

agree  Tina Vonhof (X): To be precise: L5 is the lumbar vertebra from where the nerves in that area originate.
1 day 1 hr

agree  acetran
3 days 12 hrs
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14 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
l5 dermatomal distribution
The skin area which is supplied by the fifth lumbar spinal nerve


Explanation:
"A dermatome is the cutaneous area supplied by a single spinal nerve root; the cell bodies are located in dorsal root ganglia. The spinal nerve roots are distributed to structures according to their associations with spinal cord segments."






    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/dermatome
Di ZHU
China
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
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