Anatomy and pathophysiology of intervertebral disc disease

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Shankar, Hariharan ^a,b   Scarlett, Jeremy A ^b   Abram, Stephen E ^b  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy and histology; Blood supply; Herniated disc; Innervation; Intervertebral disc; Physiopathology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK;

EID: 68949085088     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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