'chondromas' of the spine, which were on display in the Harvard medical school pathology museum. The presence of pain was initially, and often still is, ascribed to pressure on nerve roots. In 1956, Kelly believed that pressure on a nerve would lead to loss of function and not to pain. Later, Lindahl and Rexed (1996) reported findings from laminectomy, proving that the inflammatory response of injured nerve roots caused by prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID), led to development of sciatica-type pain [1]. Lumbago means low back pain (LBP), and mostly exists
Key words: rheumatic disorder; spectrum; teaching hospitalDOI: 10.3329/jcmcta.v20i1.4927 Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers' Association 2009: 20(1):6-11
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