Advances in biomaterials for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-84

  Kirzner, Yakira ^a   Marcolongo, Michele ^a   Bhatia, Sujata K ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annulus repair; Disc degeneration; Spinal fusion; Total disc arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT POPULATIONS; ARTIFICIAL DISC; DISC DEGENERATION; INTER-VERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LOWER BACK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL SOLUTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; TOTAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY; TREATMENT METHODS;

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ORTHOPEDICS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON FIBER; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; CYANAMIDE; ETHYL 3 (3 DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYLCARBODIIMIDE; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYAPATITE; MACROGOL; N HYDROXYSUCCINIMIDE; NITINOL; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE KETONE KETONE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMACON; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE; PROTEOGLYCAN; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTIFICIAL DISC; AUTOGRAFT; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE MATRIX; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BRANTIGAN CAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ENDOPROSTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIXATION DEVICE; GELATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; LUMBAR SPINE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PEDICLE SCREW; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; SPINE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MOBILITY; STROMA CELL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TITANIUM CAGE; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FUSION; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 84867019306     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v22.i1.80     Document Type: Review

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