A review of animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration: pathophysiology, regeneration, and translation to the clinic

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 …

What is intervertebral disc degeneration, and what causes it?

MA Adams, PJ Roughley - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Review and reinterpretation of existing literature. Objective. To suggest how
intervertebral disc degeneration might be distinguished from the physiologic processes of …

Are animal models useful for studying human disc disorders/degeneration?

M Alini, SM Eisenstein, K Ito, C Little, AA Kettler… - European Spine …, 2008 - Springer
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is an often investigated pathophysiological condition
because of its implication in causing low back pain. As human material for such studies is …

The role of the vertebral end plate in low back pain

JC Lotz, AJ Fields, EC Liebenberg - Global spine journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
End plates serve as the interface between rigid vertebral bodies and pliant intervertebral
disks. Because the lumbar spine carries significant forces and disks don't have a dedicated …

Role of biomechanics in intervertebral disc degeneration and regenerative therapies: what needs repairing in the disc and what are promising biomaterials for its …

JC Iatridis, SB Nicoll, AJ Michalek, BA Walter… - The spine journal, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Degeneration and injuries of the intervertebral disc (IVD) result
in large alterations in biomechanical behaviors. Repair strategies using biomaterials can be …

[图书][B] The Biomechanics of Back Pain-E-Book

MA Adams, N Bogduk, K Burton, P Dolan - 2012 - books.google.com
Authored by experts of international renown, the new edition of The Biomechanics of Back
Pain forms a bridge between the latest research and the effective clinical management of …

Immuno-modulatory effects of intervertebral disc cells

P Bermudez-Lekerika, KB Crump… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low back pain is a highly prevalent, chronic, and costly medical condition predominantly
triggered by intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). IDD is often caused by structural and …

A simple disc degeneration model induced by percutaneous needle puncture in the rat tail

B Han, K Zhu, F Li, Y Xiao, J Feng, Z Shi, M Lin, J Wang… - Spine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. We evaluated the degenerative changes to rat tail vertebral discs induced by
percutaneous needle puncture, and we compared 2 puncture styles for the depth of needle …

MSU classification for herniated lumbar discs on MRI: toward developing objective criteria for surgical selection

LW Mysliwiec, J Cholewicki, MD Winkelpleck… - European spine …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Currently, there are over 300,000 lumbar discectomies performed in the US
annually without an objective standard for patient selection. A prospective clinical outcome …

Contribution of the endplates to disc degeneration

AJ Fields, A Ballatori, EC Liebenberg… - Current molecular biology …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The endplates form the interface between the rigid vertebral
bodies and compliant intervertebral discs. Proper endplate function involves a balance …