1 The Human Spinal Disc: Relevant Anatomy and Physiology Julien Tremblay Gravel, Fahad H. Abduljabbar, Jean Quellet, and Lisbet Haglund Abstract The intervertebral disc (IVD) is a well-engineered avascular fibrocartilaginous organ…
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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…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
