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Now as per the question we can say that the patient's symptom including back pain, radiating down the left leg, decreased plantar flexion and the diminished left ankle jerk reflex as well as the decreased sensation on the left foot laterally are indicative of the herniated lumbar disc affecting the l5 nerve root.
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So we can say the most likely injured nerve root in this patient is l5 and that's option c.
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So let's go on with the answer.
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This patient, this patient, symptoms, symptoms, including back pain, including back pain, radiating down, radiating down the left leg, down the left leg, decreased plantar flexion, decreased plantar flexion and diminished and diminished left ankle jerk, left ankle jerk as well as decreased, as well as decreased sensation on, decreased sensation on left foot laterally, left foot laterally are indicative of, are indicative of a herniated, a herniated lumbar, herniated lumbar disc, lumbar disc affecting the l5, affecting, affecting the l5 nerve root...