| Literature DB >> 15541661 |
Matthew H Walker1, D Greg Anderson.
Abstract
This review will acquaint the reader with normal development, structure, and function of the intervertebral disc. The disc is composed of the vertebral endplate, nucleus pulposus, and annulus fibrosus. These three functional components all serve important purposes for health and function of the disc. Nutrition and biomechanics are also discussed. The molecular basis of disc degeneration is reviewed so that biologic approaches to the reversal and or treatment of disc degeneration may be better understood.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15541661 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.07.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Spine J ISSN: 1529-9430 Impact factor: 4.166