2010
Engineered Disc-Like Angle-Ply Structures for Intervertebral Disc Replacement
Nerurkar NL, Sen S, Huang AH, Elliott DM, Mauck RL. Engineered Disc-Like Angle-Ply Structures for Intervertebral Disc Replacement. Spine 2010, 35: 867-873. PMID: 20354467, PMCID: PMC3421837, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181d74414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaCattleCells, CulturedCompressive StrengthExtracellular MatrixFibrocartilageHumansHydrogelsIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DisplacementMaterials TestingMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsNanofibersProsthesis DesignSepharoseTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsWeight-Bearing
2008
An In Vivo Model of Reduced Nucleus Pulposus Glycosaminoglycan Content in the Rat Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Boxberger JI, Auerbach JD, Sen S, Elliott DM. An In Vivo Model of Reduced Nucleus Pulposus Glycosaminoglycan Content in the Rat Lumbar Intervertebral Disc. Spine 2008, 33: 146-154. PMID: 18197098, PMCID: PMC2696404, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31816054f8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRange of motionVivo modelDisc degenerationEarly stage disc degenerationRat lumbar intervertebral discsRat lumbar spineDevelopment of therapiesIntervertebral disc degenerationLumbar intervertebral discsHistology 4Glycosaminoglycan contentDisease progressionBACKGROUND DATALumbar spineAnimal modelsAltered biochemistryEarly interventionGlycosaminoglycan levelsGlycosaminoglycan lossPhysiologic levelsDegenerationControl levelsIntervertebral discNucleus pulposusWeeks