Current strategies for treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration: substitution and regeneration possibilities

Current strategies for treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration: substitution and regeneration possibilities

Abstract Background Intervertebral disc degeneration has an annual worldwide socioeconomic impact masked as low back pain of over 70 billion euros. This disease has a high prevalence over the working age class, which raises the socioeconomic impact over the years. Acute physical trauma or prolonged...

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Main Authors: Sebastião van Uden, Joana Silva-Correia, Joaquim Miguel Oliveira, Rui Luís Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2017-10-01
Series:Biomaterials Research
Subjects:
Intervertebral disc
Regenerative strategies
Tissue engineering
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40824-017-0106-6

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