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Nutrition of the Intervertebral Disc

2004950 citationsJournal Article

Authors

J Urban · Science Oxford

Jeremy Fairbank

Abstract

Loss of nutrient supply can lead to cell death, loss of matrix production, and increase in matrix degradation and hence to disc degeneration.

Topics & Keywords

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Spinal Cord Injury Research

Publication Details

Published in: Spine

Volume 29, Issue 23, pp. 2700-2709

DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000146499.97948.52

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 10.10

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