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ReviewBosnian journal of basic medical sciences2019

Intervertebral disc tissue engineering: A brief review.

Janja Stergar, Lidija Gradisnik, Tomaz Velnar, Uros Maver

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Review in Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. 14. Discogenic Low Back Pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025
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  7. Orthobiologic Management Options for Degenerative Disc Disease.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Janja StergarInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia. janja.stergar@um.si.
Lidija Gradisnik
Tomaz Velnar
Uros Maver
Alma Mater Europaea · SIUniversity of Maribor · SI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IDD) is associated with low back pain and significantly affects the patient's quality of life. Degeneration of the IVD alters disk height and the mechanics of the spine, leading to chronic segmental spinal instability. The pathophysiology of IVD disease is still not well understood. Current therapies for IDD include conservative and invasive approaches, but none of those treatments are able to restore the disc structure and function. Recently, tissue engineering techniques emerged as a possible approach to treat IDD, by replacing a damaged IVD with scaffolds and appropriate cells. Advances in manufacturing techniques, material processing and development, surface functionalization, drug delivery systems and cell incorporation furthered the development of tissue engineering therapies. In this review, biomaterial scaffolds and cell-based therapies for IVD regeneration are briefly discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyDrug Delivery SystemsHumansIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DegenerationIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLow Back PainPhenotypePolymersQuality of LifeTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsBiocompatible MaterialsPolymers

Identifiers

PMID30726701
PMCPMC6535390
OpenAlexW2913561370

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Registered trials

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