Severe lower back and left leg pain

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A 65-year-old woman with osteoarthritis comes to the physician because of severe lower back and left leg pain. She has chronic lower back pain that is usually well-controlled with ibuprofen, but 3 hours ago her back pain acutely worsened after she picked up her 3-year-old granddaughter. The pain radiates from her lower back over her left outer thigh and knee towards the top of her big toe. Physical examination shows a diminished posterior tibial reflex on the left side. Muscle strength is 5/5 in all extremities and there are no sensory deficits. Steroid injection into which of the following anatomical locations is most likely to relieve her symptoms?

Subdural space Intervertebral foramen Inferior facet joint Subarachnoid space Intervertebral disk.

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