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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 71-B, Issue 1 | Pages 88 - 89
1 Jan 1989
Christodoulides A

The straight leg raising test and the femoral nerve stretch test exert traction on the sciatic and femoral nerve, and the lumbosacral plexus and roots. In 40 patients with a suspected L4/5 disc protrusion, ipsilateral sciatica was induced by the femoral nerve stretch test. We believe that this is a pathognomonic sign of a lateral protrusion at L4/5 level.