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Review Question - QID 7917

Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis QID: 7917 (SAE12SN.4)
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QID 7917 (Type "7917" in App Search)
A patient with a grade 2 L5-S1 isthmic spondylolisthesis reports low back pain and bilateral lower extremity pain. Nonsurgical management has failed to provide relief, and the patient is now a candidate for surgical intervention. The surgeon elects to proceed with L5-S1 laminectomy and posterior instrumented fusion after reduction of the spondylolisthesis. If a postoperative neurologic deficit develops, what structure has most likely been affected?
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