A treatise on orthopedic surgery . udden motions or overexertion, maybe persistent and disabling. Suchcases are often classed as chronic lum-bago, but it is probable that there isin many instances a distinct injuryof the ligaments or deep muscles ofthe spine or strain or displacement atthe sacroiliac articulation, aggra-vated, it may be in certain cases, byrheumatism or other general affectionof like character. Ludloff^ has called attention to thefact that persistent pain about thesacrum following falls or other in-juries may be explained in many in-stances by a slight degree of trau-matic spo
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . udden motions or overexertion, maybe persistent and disabling. Suchcases are often classed as chronic lum-bago, but it is probable that there isin many instances a distinct injuryof the ligaments or deep muscles ofthe spine or strain or displacement atthe sacroiliac articulation, aggra-vated, it may be in certain cases, byrheumatism or other general affectionof like character. Ludloff^ has called attention to thefact that persistent pain about thesacrum following falls or other in-juries may be explained in many in-stances by a slight degree of trau-matic spondylolisthesis. Treatment.—The treatment mustbe primarily directed to the condi-tion of which the pain is a sym]:»toni. If motion causes pain and if the symptoms are persistent, asin the lumbago type of cases, whether due to injury or to inflam-mation of the fibrous or muscular tissues, support is indicated,the Knight brace or plaster corset being convenient forms. Fortsch. auf d. Gebiete der Eoentgenstrahlen, Band Heft Spondylolisthesis in an ado-lescent, induced apparently byoverwork. Symptoms : in-ability to bend forward andpain on fatigue, radiatingdown back of the thighs. NON-TUBERCULOUS AFFECTIONS OF THE SPINE. 145 During the more acute stage the application of the cautery andthe support of intersecting strips of adhesive plaster, coveringa wide area, even encircling the pelvis, will often relieve thepain. Later, massage, electricity, and the like are of service. In milder cases, in which the symptoms may be dependenton a general descent of the abdominal and pelvic organs, an ab-dominal belt will afford great relief. DEFORMITY SECONDARY TO SCIATICA. Synonym.—Sciatic scoliosis. Chronic sciatica often induces a change in the attitude andcontour of the spine that may become a permanent deformity ifits cause persists. As a rule, the patient habitually inclines thebody away from the painful part in order to relieve it fromweight, bends the body slightly forward a
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