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Review Question - QID 215723

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QID 215723 (Type "215723" in App Search)
A 32-year-old male presents with a 7-week history of lower back pain, leg pain, and associated weakness after lifting a heavy box. He has undergone a course of physical therapy and corticosteroid injections around the affected nerve root, but there is minimal improvement in his symptoms. The decision is made to proceed with a lumbar microdiscectomy to address his pathology. Physical exam reveals left great toe extension weakness. His pain is reportedly in the anterolateral leg and dorsum of the foot. what pathologic process would most likely cause this patient's presenting symptoms?
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