Role of biomechanics in intervertebral disc degeneration and regenerative therapies: What needs repairing in the disc and what are promising biomaterials for its repair?

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-262

  Iatridis, James C ^a   Nicoll, Steven B ^b   Michalek, Arthur J ^c   Walter, Benjamin A ^a,b   Gupta, Michelle S ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus sealant; Biomechanics; Discography; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; GENIPIN; HYALURONIC ACID; MACROGOL; SEALANT;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; DISKOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; IMPLANTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LONGEVITY; MECHANICAL TORSION; MEDLINE; METABOLISM; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REGENERATION; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE MOBILITY; STUDY DESIGN; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84875503130     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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