1911 GOLDTHWAIT, Joel Ernest (1866 – 1961)

The lumbo-sacral articulation. An explanation of many cases of “lumbago”, “sciatica” and paraplegia.

Goldthwait suggested that lumbago and sciatica might be due to intervertebral disc injury.

GMN 4383 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5898