Biomechanics of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

作者：N. Inoue, Alejandro A. Espinoza Orías · 发表于：The Orthopedic cllinics of North America · 年份：2011 · DOI：10.1016/j.ocl.2011.07.001 · 被引用次数：198 · 研究领域：Medicine

Degenerative changes in the material properties of nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus promote changes in viscoelastic properties of the whole disc. Volume, pressure and hydration loss in the nucleus pulposus, disk height decreases and fissures in the anulus fibrosus, are some of the signs of the degenerative cascade that advances with age and affect, among others, spinal function and its stability. Much remains to be learned about how these changes affect the function of the motion segment and relate to symptoms such as low back pain and altered spinal biomechanics.