Current concepts in intervertebral disc restoration. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A current focus of treatment for degenerative disk disease is the restoration of the intervertebral disk. This article summarizes the structure and function of the intervertebral disk, the pathogenesis of its degeneration, and the clinical relevance of degenerative disk disease. Current literature relating to intervertebral disk replacement and regeneration is reviewed.

publication date

  • July 1, 2000

Research

keywords

  • Culture Techniques
  • Intervertebral Disc
  • Regeneration
  • Spinal Diseases
  • Transplants

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0033854763

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0030-5898(05)70163-2

PubMed ID

  • 10882470

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 3