Degenerative ... disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in Toronto, Canada, decided to conduct a gene expression study on ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Many aspects of the physiology of the intervertebral disc (IVD) show clear diurnal rhythms. However, it is unknown whether IVD tissue contains functional circadian clocks and if so, how their ...

Overlap was reported with absolute numbers and percentages on a patient and on a VU level. Kappa scores were fair (0.41–0.60) for Schmorls nodes on radiographs and HIZ, and substantial (0.61–0.80) for ...

and exhibited degenerative intervertebral disk changes at L4/L5, L5/S1, or both. Patients with nerve root compression from herniated disks were excluded. At 2 years, a small significant difference ...

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Methods: We developed an automated and robust pipeline that generates and simulates biofidelic vertebrae and intervertebral disc finite element ... to IVD degeneration. This could eventually result in ...

For most patients, surgery isn’t necessary. The natural aging process is the main reason our discs deteriorate. The exact reason certain joints wear out sooner than others is unclear and is likely a ...

Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China ...