Region specific response of intervertebral disc cells to complex dynamic loading: an organ culture study using a dynamic torsion-compression bioreactor.

The spine is routinely subjected to repetitive complex loading consisting of axial compression, torsion, flexion and extension. Mechanical loading is one of the important causes of spinal diseases, including disc herniation and disc degeneration. It is known that static and dynamic compression can l...

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Main Authors: Samantha C W Chan, Jochen Walser, Patrick Käppeli, Mohammad Javad Shamsollahi, Stephen J Ferguson, Benjamin Gantenbein-Ritter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3755972?pdf=render