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Intervertebral disc structure

Known as: INTERVERTEBRAL DISC, Disk, Intervertebral, Discs, Intervertebral 
Spongy discs located between the vertebrae of the spinal column; composed of the outer annulus fibrosus and inner nucleus pulposus.
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CartilageSymphysis structure

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Structure of anulus fibrosus of intervertebral disc

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Anatomic Relation Among the Nerve Roots, Intervertebral Foramina, and Intervertebral Discs of the Cervical Spine
Study Design. An anatomic study of the cervical intervertebral foramina, nerve roots, and intradural rootlets performed using a… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Intervertebral Disc Cell Death Is Dependent on the Magnitude and Duration of Spinal Loading
Study Design. An in vivo study of the toxic consequences of static compressive stress on the intervertebral disc. Objectives. To… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Compression-induced changes in intervertebral disc properties in a rat tail model.
STUDY DESIGN An Ilizarov-type apparatus was applied to the tails of rats to assess the influence of immobilization, chronically… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Modulation of the biologic activity of the rabbit intervertebral disc by gene therapy: an in vivo study of adenovirus-mediated transfer of the human transforming growth factor beta 1 encoding gene.
STUDY DESIGN In vivo studies using a rabbit model to determine the biologic effects of direct, adenovirus-mediated transfer of a… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Strain on intervertebral discs after anterior cervical decompression and fusion.
STUDY DESIGN An analysis of the change in strain distribution of intervertebral discs present after anterior cervical… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Association between peridural scar and recurrent radicular pain after lumbar discectomy: magnetic resonance evaluation. ADCON-L European Study Group.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of any correlation between recurrent radicular pain during the first… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Quantitation of hydroxypyridinium crosslinks in collagen by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Causes of failure of surgery on the lumbar spine.
An interinstitutional study on the failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) has determined that failure to recognize or adequately… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The Resistance to Flexion of the Lumbar Intervertebral Joint
Cadaveric lumbar intervertebral joints were subjected to physiologic loads to simulate flexion. The resistance to bending was… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Mechanosensitivity of dorsal root ganglia and chronically injured axons: A physiological basis for the radicular pain of nerve root compression
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