Reinsertion of stimulated nucleus pulpos
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Masahiko Okuma; Joji Mochida; Kazuhiro Nishimura; Kou Sakabe; Kanji Seiki
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Reinsertion of autogenous nucleus pulposus, an innovative method to delay further disc degeneration, has been proved with an experimental animal model. This study examined whether coculture of nucleus pulposus cells with annulus fibrosus cells (a) activates annulus fibrosus cells and (b) retards dis