Histologic evidence of absorption of sequestration-type herniated disc

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 230-234

  Ito, Takui ^a,b   Yamada, Mitsunori ^a   Ikuta, Fusahiro ^a   Fukuda, Takeaki ^b   Hoshi, Shin Ichi ^c   Kawaji, Youichi ^d   Uchiyama, Seiji ^b   Homma, Takao ^b   Takahashi, Hideaki E ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Suibarago Hospital   (Japan)

^d National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

absorption; herniated disc; macrophages; sequestration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; FEMALE; FOAM CELLS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0030068513     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199601150-00014     Document Type: Article

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