Matrix disruption and altered cell phenotypes in degenerated intervertebral discs
Chronic back pain is associated with specific pathological changes in intervertebral discs, including fissuring of the annulus fibrosus, defects in the vertebral body endplates, and disc herniation. The greatest risk factors for disc pathology are age, spinal level, and genetic inheritance, and majo...
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University of Bristol
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.618549 |