Intervertebral Disc Prolapse and Degeneration
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Spine
- Vol. 1 (2) , 108-114
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-197606000-00004
Abstract
An investigation of the role of protein-polysaccharide complexes of the nucleus pulposus in intervertebral disc prolapse and degeneration is presented. Investigative techniques include roentgenographic crystallography, infrared spectroscopy, polarizing and electronmicroscopy, direct biochemical investigations, and immunologic studies. A visual representation is provided of the hypothesis that there is a chemical basis for disc degeneration and prolapse, and that the process may be a cyclic one.Keywords
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