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Pathophysiology of Degenerative Disc Disease
The intervertebral disc is characterized by a tension-resisting annulus fibrosus and a compression-resisting nucleus pulposus composed largely of proteoglycan. The most important function of the annulus and nucleus is to provide mechanical stability to the disc. Degenerative disc disease in the lumb...
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Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852042/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20404946 http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2009.3.1.39 |