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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
608
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
An analysis of the carefully taken histories of 68 patients whose disc lesion was verified at operation showed that 72% of them gave a history of trauma at the onset of backache. The forces involved varied from very great to minimal and 28% had no history of trauma at all. Therefore it is concluded that trauma may be a precipitating but not a primary factor. It is suggested that the primary factor is a painless nuclear herniation into the inner layers of the annulus, which are painless because they have no innervation. Trauma causes the nucleus to rupture into or through the outer five or so innervated layers, precipitating pain and symptoms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0028-8446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
208-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of trauma in disc protrusion.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article