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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2020

The Effect of Degeneration on Internal Strains and the Mechanism of Failure in Human Intervertebral Discs Analyzed Using Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) and Ultra-High Field MRI.

Saman Tavana, Spyros D Masouros, Nicoleta Baxan, Brett A Freedman, Ulrich N Hansen, Nicolas Newell

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lumbar disc herniation modelling: a review of ex-vivo mechanical models and a comparison with clinical data.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Saman TavanaBiomechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Spyros D MasourosRoyal British Legion Centre for Blast Injuries Studies, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Nicoleta BaxanBiological Imaging Centre, Central Biomedical Services, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom.
Brett A FreedmanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
Ulrich N HansenBiomechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Nicolas NewellBiomechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Imperial College London · GBHammersmith Hospital · GBMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intervertebral disc (IVD) plays a main role in absorbing and transmitting loads within the spinal column. Degeneration alters the structural integrity of the IVDs and causes pain, especially in the lumbar region. The objective of this study was to investigate non-invasively the effect of degeneration on human 3D lumbar IVD strains (

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digital volume correlation (DVC)disc degenerationendplate fractureinternal 3D strainintervertebral disc (IVD)magnetic resonace imaging (MRI)vertebral fracture

Identifiers

PMID33553116
PMCPMC7859352
OpenAlexW3124959576

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