J Dowdell, M Erwin, T Choma, A Vaccaro, J Iatridis… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration is a natural progression of the aging process. Degenerative disk disease (DDD) is a pathologic condition associated with IVD that has …
Musculoskeletal disorders represent a major cause of disability and morbidity globally and result in enormous costs for health and social care systems. Development of cell-based …
M Molinos, CR Almeida, J Caldeira… - Journal of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is one of the major causes of low back pain, a problem with a heavy economic burden, which has been increasing in prevalence as …
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is frequently associated with low back and neck pain, which accounts for disability worldwide. Despite the known outcomes of the IVD …
C Daly, P Ghosh, G Jenkin, D Oehme… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Discogenic pain secondary to intervertebral disc degeneration is a significant cause of low back pain. Disc degeneration is …
Strategies for the biological repair of intervertebral discs derive from the premise that disc degeneration results from impaired cellular activity and, therefore, that these structures can …
Degeneration of the intervertebral discs, a process characterized by a cascade of cellular, biochemical, structural and functional changes, is strongly implicated as a cause of low back …
The intervertebral disc (IVD) is a moderately moving joint that is located between the bony vertebrae and provides flexibility and load transmission throughout the spinal column. The …
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Degeneration and injuries of the intervertebral disc (IVD) result in large alterations in biomechanical behaviors. Repair strategies using biomaterials can be …