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Trauma induces apoptosis in human thoracolumbar intervertebral discs
23 May 2006
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vertebral fractures resulting from high energy trauma often comprise the risk of posttraumatic degenerative changes in the affected intervertebral discs (IVD). Particularly in conservatively treated patients, or in cases after implant removal of an exclusively posterior stabilization, consecutive disc degeneration and the associated functional losing of the spinal segment clearly represent detrimental...
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