Total Disc Transplantation: Current Results and Future Development
17 Total Disc Transplantation: Current Results and Future Development Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Dike Ruan, and Keith D.K. Luk Abstract Total disc transplantation has been found in both animal and a…
Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease/Disc Regeneration: Growth Factors and Platelet Rich Plasma
12 Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease/Disc Regeneration: Growth Factors and Platelet Rich Plasma Koichi Masuda and Kenji Kato Abstract Homeostasis of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is tightly regulated by a biological…
Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease/Disc Regeneration: Stem Cells, Chondrocytes or Other Cells, and Tissue Engineering
13 Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease/Disc Regeneration: Stem Cells, Chondrocytes or Other Cells, and Tissue Engineering Steven Presciutti and Howard An Abstract Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration remains a significant treatment challenge,…
Disc Regeneration: In Vitro Approaches and Experimental Results
7 Disc Regeneration: In Vitro Approaches and Experimental Results John T. Martin, Harvey E. Smith, Lachlan J. Smith, and Robert L. Mauck Abstract There has been substantial progress toward disc regeneration…
Nucleus Replacement and Repair: Autologous Disc Chondrocyte Transplantation
14 Nucleus Replacement and Repair: Autologous Disc Chondrocyte Transplantation Christian Hohaus, Timothy Ganey, and Hans Jörg Meisel Abstract Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is in 40% of younger individuals and in more…
Pathophysiology of Disc Disease: Disc Degeneration
Fig. 2.1 Degenerative disc disease is a complicated process with many factors interacting to lead to the disc pathology that presents in the clinic. This figure demonstrates many of those…
Summary of Clinical Trials with Biological Treatment Approaches for Spinal Disease
16 Summary of Clinical Trials with Biological Treatment Approaches for Spinal Disease Gernot Lang, Ibrahim Hussain, Micaella Zubkov, Yu Moriguchi, Brenton Pennicooke, Rodrigo Navarro-Ramirez, and Roger Härtl Abstract Biological-based treatment approaches…
