Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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This cluster of papers focuses on the pathophysiology, treatment, and outcomes related to lumbar disc degeneration, including topics such as intervertebral disc biology, surgical interventions, low back pain, spinal fusion, and biological aging of the discs. It covers a wide range of research from clinical studies to basic science investigations.
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low back pain; intervertebral disc degeneration; lumbar disc herniation; lumbar spine; lumbar spinal stenosis; minimally invasive spine surgery; intervertebral disc; spinal fusion; disc herniation; sciatica; spinal surgery; lumbar fusion; Oswestry Disability Index; lumbar spine surgery; spondylolisthesis; nucleus pulposus; lumbar degenerative disease; spinal stenosis; spinal biomechanics; transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; degenerative spine disease; leg pain; nucleus pulposus cells; radicular pain; annulus fibrosus
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Morton address: 36108824218365410 · morton4x16-v1
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