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StatPearls· 2019· Review

Straight Leg Raise Test

Gastón Camino-Willhuber, Nicolás S. Piuzzi

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The straight leg raise (SLR) test, a common neurological maneuver for lower back pain, assesses sciatic nerve compromise due to lumbosacral nerve root irritation, with lumbar disc herniation being its most frequent cause.

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Field: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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