Smyth and Wright (1958) used intraoperatively placed nylon threads to mechanically stimulate lumbar nerve roots, the dura mater, and spinal ligaments in 37 patients postoperatively — directly testing whether disc pressure on a nerve root is the true cause of sciatica.
Smyth and Wright (1958) used intraoperatively placed nylon threads to mechanically stimulate lumbar nerve roots, the dura mater, and spinal ligaments in 37 patients postoperatively — directly testing whether disc pressure on a nerve root is the true cause of sciatica.