An acellular bioresorbable ultra-purified alginate gel promotes intervertebral disc repair: A preclinical proof-of-concept studyResearch in context

Background: The current surgical procedure of choice for lumbar intervertebral disc (IVD) herniation is discectomy. However, defects within IVD produced upon discectomy may impair tissue healing and predispose patients to subsequent IVD degeneration. This study aimed to investigate whether the use o...

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Main Authors: Takeru Tsujimoto, Hideki Sudo, Masahiro Todoh, Katsuhisa Yamada, Koji Iwasaki, Takashi Ohnishi, Naoki Hirohama, Takayuki Nonoyama, Daisuke Ukeba, Katsuro Ura, Yoichi M. Ito, Norimasa Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396418304754