Disc herniation treated by discectomy results in a significant loss of nucleus material and
disc height. Biological restoration through the use of autologous disc chondrocyte …

Study Design. Disc degeneration and osteoarthritis are diseases of the matrix. Chondrocytes
that have been removed from damaged cartilaginous tissues maintain a capacity to …

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to investigate the crystal–collagen
interactions in normal and osteoporotic human trabecular bone at the nanostructural level. More …

Study Design. Therapeutic treatment of intervertebral disc repair using cells. Objective. The
goal of the study was to test the hypothesis that repair of a damaged disc is possible using …

Disc herniation treated by discectomy results in a significant loss of nucleus material and
disc height. Biological restoration through the use of autologous disc chondrocyte …

The left hind limbs of 15 adult mongrel dogs were lengthened using the Ilizarov external fixator.
Five dogs were assigned to each of three separate groups:(I) corticotomy;(11) osteotomy …

Study Design. Coil springs were stretched and attached to produce a compressive force
across the lumbar intervertebral discs of dogs for up to 27 weeks. Objective. To test the …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with a presumptive diagnosis of Sever’s
apophysitis and with continuing pain after conservative treatment demonstrated bone bruising …

Study Design. Coil springs were stretched and attached to produce a compressive force
across the lumbar intervertebral discs of dogs for up to 53 weeks. Objective. To test the …

A potential treatment modality for joint pain due to cartilage degradation is electromagnetic
fields (EMF) that can be delivered, noninvasively, to chondrocytes buried within cartilage. A …