Lumbar disc nomenclature: version 2.0: recommendations of the combined task forces of the North American Spine Society, the American Society of Spine Radiology …

DF Fardon, AL Williams, EJ Dohring, FR Murtagh… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This article comprises a review of the literature pertaining to the normal and
pathological lumbar disc and the compilation of a standardized nomenclature. Objective. To …

Discogenic low back pain

J Simon, M McAuliffe, F Shamim… - Physical Medicine …, 2014 - pmr.theclinics.com
Chronic low back pain is a common and challenging problem presenting to a variety of
practitioners. It is estimated that up to 90% of people experience significant lower back pain …

From the international space station to the clinic: how prolonged unloading may disrupt lumbar spine stability

JF Bailey, SL Miller, K Khieu, CW O'Neill, RM Healey… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Prolonged microgravity exposure is associated with localized
low back pain and an elevated risk of post-flight disc herniation. Although the mechanisms …

Development of a standardized histopathology scoring system for human intervertebral disc degeneration: an Orthopaedic Research Society Spine Section Initiative

CL Le Maitre, CL Dahia, M Giers, S Illien‐Junger… - Jor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Histopathological analysis of intervertebral disc (IVD) tissues is a critical
domain of back pain research. Identification, description, and classification of attributes that …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging evaluation of intervertebral disc degeneration and painful discs—advances and challenges in quantitative MRI

S Tamagawa, D Sakai, H Nojiri, M Sato, M Ishijima… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, various quantitative and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
sequences have been developed and used in clinical practice for the diagnosis of patients …

Human cartilage endplate permeability varies with degeneration and intervertebral disc site

JF DeLucca, DH Cortes, NT Jacobs, EJ Vresilovic… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the critical functions the human cartilage endplate (CEP) plays in the intervertebral
disc, little is known about its structural and mechanical properties and their changes with …

New treatments and imaging strategies in degenerative disease of the intervertebral disks

JC Lotz, V Haughton, SD Boden, HS An, JD Kang… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in patients with persistent low back pain and sciatica
effectively demonstrates spine anatomy and the relationship of nerve roots and …

Correlation between T2 relaxation time and intervertebral disk degeneration

H Takashima, T Takebayashi, M Yoshimoto… - Skeletal radiology, 2012 - Springer
Objective Magnetic resonance T2 mapping allows for the quantification of water and
proteoglycan content within tissues and can be used to detect early cartilage abnormalities …

[HTML][HTML] Simulated-Physiological Loading Conditions Preserve Biological and Mechanical Properties of Caprine Lumbar Intervertebral Discs in Ex Vivo Culture

CPL Paul, HA Zuiderbaan, B Zandieh Doulabi… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Low-back pain (LBP) is a common medical complaint and associated with high societal
costs. Degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is assumed to be an important causal …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and Research MRI Techniques for Assessing Spinal Cord Integrity in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy—A Scoping Review

B He, K Sheldrick, A Das, A Diwan - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) manifests as the primary cause of
spinal cord dysfunction and is non-traumatic, chronic and progressive in nature …