Histological analysis of surgical lumbar intervertebral disc tissue provides evidence for an association between disc degeneration and increased body mass index

Histological analysis of surgical lumbar intervertebral disc tissue provides evidence for an association between disc degeneration and increased body mass index

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although histopathological grading systems for disc degeneration are frequently used in research, they are not yet integrated into daily care routine pathology of surgical samples. Therefore, data on histopathological changes in surg...

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Main Authors: Weiler Christoph, Lopez-Ramos Mercedes, Mayer H, Korge Andreas, Siepe Christoph J, Wuertz Karin, Weiler Veronique, Boos Norbert, Nerlich Andreas G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
disc degeneration
histologic degeneration score (HDS)
body mass
ageing
surgical material
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/497

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