"Sciatica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A condition characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and posterior/lateral aspects of the leg. Sciatica may be a manifestation of SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY (involving the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; L4, L5, S1, or S2, often associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT); or lesions of the CAUDA EQUINA.
| Descriptor ID |
D012585
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.675.800 C10.668.829.600.800 C23.888.592.612.664.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sciatica- Sciatica
- Sciatic Neuralgia
- Neuralgia, Sciatic
- Neuralgias, Sciatic
- Sciatic Neuralgias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sciatica" by people in Profiles.
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Radcliff KE, Schroeder G. Letter to the editor regarding 'Percutaneous laser disc decompression versus conventional microdiscectomy for patients with sciatica: Two-year results of a randomised controlled trial'. Interv Neuroradiol. 2018 06; 24(3):351-352.
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Radcliff K, Curry P, Hilibrand A, Kepler C, Lurie J, Zhao W, Albert TJ, Weinstein J. Risk for adjacent segment and same segment reoperation after surgery for lumbar stenosis: a subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Apr 01; 38(7):531-9.
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Roth JV. Bilateral sciatic and femoral neuropathies, rhabdomyolysis, and acute renal failure caused by positioning during radical retropubic prostatectomy. Anesth Analg. 2007 Dec; 105(6):1747-8, table of contents.
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Weinstein JN, Lurie JD, Tosteson TD, Skinner JS, Hanscom B, Tosteson AN, Herkowitz H, Fischgrund J, Cammisa FP, Albert T, Deyo RA. Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) observational cohort. JAMA. 2006 Nov 22; 296(20):2451-9.
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Andrews DW, Friedman NB, Heier L, Erickson A, Lavyne MH. Tuboovarian abscess presenting as sciatic pain: case report. Neurosurgery. 1987 Jul; 21(1):100-3.
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Johnson EW, Melvin JL. Value of electromyography in lumbar radiculopathy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1971 Jun; 52(6):239-43.