TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathomechanics and clinical relevance of disc degeneration and annular tear
T2 - a point-of-view review.
AU - Hadjipavlou, A. G.
AU - Simmons, J. W.
AU - Pope, M. H.
AU - Necessary, J. T.
AU - Goel, V. K.
PY - 1999/10
Y1 - 1999/10
N2 - Annular tear is a major cause of intervertebral disc degeneration that results in disabling back pain. Many of the stresses resulting in this type of lesion are common in the workplace: compression, torsion, compression combined with flexion, and vibration. Age-related disc degeneration begins early in adulthood, and progresses thereafter, altering disc morphology and mechanical properties in ways that predispose to disc herniation, and should not be misconstrued as "old age." Acute trauma may produce disc herniation whether or not there are predisposing factors, such as age-related degeneration, but disc herniation in the absence of acute injury requires the presence of preexisting degenerative changes.
AB - Annular tear is a major cause of intervertebral disc degeneration that results in disabling back pain. Many of the stresses resulting in this type of lesion are common in the workplace: compression, torsion, compression combined with flexion, and vibration. Age-related disc degeneration begins early in adulthood, and progresses thereafter, altering disc morphology and mechanical properties in ways that predispose to disc herniation, and should not be misconstrued as "old age." Acute trauma may produce disc herniation whether or not there are predisposing factors, such as age-related degeneration, but disc herniation in the absence of acute injury requires the presence of preexisting degenerative changes.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 10541142
AN - SCOPUS:0033209425
VL - 28
SP - 561
EP - 571
JO - American Journal of Orthopedics
JF - American Journal of Orthopedics
SN - 1078-4519
IS - 10
ER -