Intervertebral discs which cause low back pain secrete high levels of proinflammatory mediators

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 196-201

  Burke, J G ^a   Watson, R W G ^a   McCormack, D ^a   Dowling, F E ^a   Walsh, M G ^a   Fitzpatrick, J M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036201899     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.84B2.12511     Document Type: Article

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