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Preface |
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Is There Such a Thing as Degenerative Disc Disease? |
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1 | (6) |
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Morphologic Changes of Endplates in Degenerative Disc Disease |
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7 | (8) |
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Biochemical Changes in Degenerative Disc Disease |
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15 | (8) |
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The Physiology of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration |
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23 | (12) |
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Degenerative Disc Disease and Occupational Exposure |
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35 | (18) |
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Disc Degeneration and Segmental Instability |
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53 | (10) |
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63 | (12) |
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Imaging of Degenerative Disc Disease |
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75 | (16) |
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Behavior of the Disc in Upright Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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91 | (8) |
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99 | (12) |
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Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain |
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111 | (10) |
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Disc Degeneration in Children and Adolescents |
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121 | (12) |
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Conservative Treatment Modalities |
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Gene Therapy Approach for the Treatment of Disc Degeneration |
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133 | (6) |
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Biologic Aspects of Surgical Fusion |
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Bone Graft Alternatives in Spinal Surgery |
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139 | (16) |
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Inducing Spine Fusion with Osteoinductive Molecules |
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155 | (14) |
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Surgical Treatment Modalities |
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Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy |
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163 | (6) |
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Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease |
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169 | (12) |
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181 | (8) |
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A New Concept in Spinal Stabilization: OptiMesh |
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189 | (8) |
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197 | (10) |
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Characterization of a Synthetic Bioactive Spinal Interbody Device |
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207 | (8) |
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K-Centrum, a ``Zero-Profile'' Anterior Spinal Intramedullary Rod Fixation System: Preclinical Testing and Clinical Experience |
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215 | (12) |
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Dynamic Neutralization System for the Spine in Degenerative Disc Disease |
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227 | (12) |
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Cervical Interbody Fusion with a New Composite in Degenerative Disc Disease: A Preliminary Experience |
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239 | (6) |
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Disc Replacements: Total Disc Replacements |
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245 | (4) |
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Total Disc Replacement for Low Back Pain of Discogenic Origin |
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249 | (8) |
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The PDN Prosthetic Disc Nucleus Device: Product Design and Clinical Results |
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257 | (6) |
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Economic and Ethical Considerations |
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The Evidence Base for Treatment of---not Degenerative Disc Disease---but Back Pain |
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263 | (10) |
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The Need for Central Registration: Spine Tango. A European Spine Registry |
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273 | (6) |
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Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life |
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279 | (12) |
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Rationale for the Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease from the Cochrane Review |
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291 | (12) |
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Animal Models in the Study of Degenerative Disc Disease |
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303 | (10) |
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Epidemiology, Outcome, and Costs of Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation |
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313 | (8) |
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Clinical Outcome, Measurements, and Languages: Some Cultural Aspects |
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321 | (6) |
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Subject Index |
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