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Mechanical Initiation of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Spine · 2000 · Vol. 25(13) · pp. 1625–1636
Michael A. Adams✉(University of Bristol)Brian J. C. FreemanHelen P. Morrison✉I. W. NelsonPatricia Dolan✉
Abstract
Minor damage to a vertebral body endplate leads to progressive structural changes in the adjacent intervertebral discs.
Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationShoulder Injury and TreatmentCadaveric spasmAnatomyIntervertebral discMedicineSagittal planeLumbarDegeneration (medical)Intervertebral diskBiomedical engineeringPathology
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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomechanical PhenomenaCadaverHumansIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLumbar VertebraeMiddle AgedPressureSpinal Fractures
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