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Suggest Treatment For Atrophied Leg

My right leg has been atrophied since 2011 at the calf and thigh. Ive broke my back twice so I have back pain but not bad enough to have surgery. My main reason for a microdiscectomy is to get the muscle back in my leg. One of my ortho s thinks it a bad idea but I can t really find any research online about that procedure and atrophy. Thought?
Fri, 28 Nov 2014
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After going through your query I concluded that you want to get done your micro discectomy done to treat your atrophy muscles of calf and leg. According to your Orthopedician it is bad idea. I think you should get your MRI done. If there is compression in MRI due to disc explaining atrophy of muscles due to disc then only you should think about micro discectomy. I think your Orthopedician may be right. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
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Wishing you good health. Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Atrophied Leg

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that you want to get done your micro discectomy done to treat your atrophy muscles of calf and leg. According to your Orthopedician it is bad idea. I think you should get your MRI done. If there is compression in MRI due to disc explaining atrophy of muscles due to disc then only you should think about micro discectomy. I think your Orthopedician may be right. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.