ABSTRACT
To explore the main clinical manifestation (lower back pain and ischialgia) of LDH with immunologic method and study the relationship and clinical significance of the cardinal symptom (pain) and immune comple (IC), macrophage (MP),interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), phosphatidase A2 (PLA2), nitrogen monoxidum (NO) expressing, finding a new way in order to prevention and cure of LDH. We will review immunologic theory of LDH pain.
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Humans , Cytokines , Metabolism , Intervertebral Disc Displacement , Allergy and Immunology , Metabolism , Lumbar Vertebrae , Pathology , Nitric Oxide , Metabolism , Pain , Allergy and Immunology , Metabolism , Phospholipases A2 , MetabolismABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate and analyze the traumatic conditions of Longnan area of Gansu in Wenchuan earthquake, and to explore the measures coping with unexpected disasters.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A sample survey including questionnaire survey, interviews and other methods was adopted to investigate the conditions of affected population of Longnan area in earthquake, especially on the traumatic conditions, the injured causes, treatment methods.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the sample survey of a total of 1652 earthquake casualties, the dead were 16 and the patients with extremities fractures were 750 (45.4%). Organized and timely rescue of the wounded could reduce the complications and the mortality .</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Strengthening the prevention and treatment of earthquake trauma can effectively decrease the death rate and disabled rate.</p>