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irradiation radiculaire

English translation: Radicular radiation

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French term or phrase:	irradiation radiculaire
English translation:	Radicular radiation
Entered by:	Bashiqa

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06:59 Dec 9, 2011

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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Sequential care for low-back pain

French term or phrase: irradiation radiculaire

Ont été inclus dans cette étude, les patients présentant les caractéristiques suivantes : âge supérieur à 18 ans, et inférieur à 55 ans ; lombalgies chroniques, sans irradiation radiculaire, ou ne descendant pas en dessous du genou ; en arrêt de travail depuis plus de 6 mois et moins de 24 mois ; de caractère rebelle des lombalgies, malgré les différents traitements entrepris.

Not quite the next phrase in the text but not far off

TIA, Chris.

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Radicular radiation

Explanation:
Pain radiates to the legs below the knees. This is a characteristic of nerve root irritation (radiculopathy). Note, the English term is radiation, not irradiation, which is completely different.

In the source text, they are looking for patients without radicular radiation. Such patients are said to have mechanical back pain as distinguished from sciatic pain.