Case study - acute back pain in a women who is a long term smoker 67yo female presents to my office with acute knifelike pain when twisting. She has a past medical history of chronic lower back pain, COPD on inhalers, long term tobacco abuse, hysterectomy at age 30. What is the diagnosis? What is the treatment? What risk factors does she have? Stay tuned tomorrow and I’ll explain the whole case. #neurosurgery #casestudy #sundaycasestudy #ladyspinedoc #spinesurgery #hunchback #healthcareworker #h

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