Sciatica: a historical perspective on early views of a distinct medical syndrome.
The authors offer a brief overview of early theories and treatments of sciatica. Tracing medical traditions through early Greek, Roman, and Eastern epochs, the authors demonstrate the slow sequential steps that were required to delineate this disease as a uniquely human affliction.
Karampelas
Ioannis
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Department of Neurosurgery, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia 31201, USA. ikarampelas@yahoo.com
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Angel N
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Fountas
Kostas N
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Robinson
Joe Sam
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D018612:Byzantium; D003469:Culture; D004534:Egypt; D006115:Greece; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008877:Middle East; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D012384:Rome; D012585:Sciatica / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy