Effects of traction on structural properties of degenerated disc using an in vivo rat-tail model

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1339-1345

  Lai, Alon ^a   Chow, Daniel H K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disc degeneration; Disc height; Disc morphology; Rat tail model; Traction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK HEIGHT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMITTENT COMPRESSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; STATIC COMPRESSION; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISEASE MODEL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TAIL; TIME;

ANIMALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAIL; TIME FACTORS; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION;

EID: 77954031765     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c617f6     Document Type: Article

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