# Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 1,959,807 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the pathophysiology, treatment, and outcomes related to lumbar disc degeneration, including topics such as intervertebral disc biology, surgical interventions, low back pain, spinal fusion, and biological aging of the discs. It covers a wide range of research from clinical studies to basic science investigations. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10238 |
| Works | 156,042 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Simon I Hay](https://scholariq.org/researchers/simon-i-hay/)
- [Theo Vos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/theo-vos/)
- [Ronald C. Kessler](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ronald-c-kessler/)
- [Jost B. Jonas](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jost-b-jonas/)
- [Cyrus Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cyrus-cooper/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Dan J. Stein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dan-j-stein/)
- [Peter Jüni](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-juni/)
- [Rakhi Dandona](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rakhi-dandona/)
- [Jeremy Grimshaw](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeremy-grimshaw/)
- [Yousef Khader](https://scholariq.org/researchers/yousef-khader/)
- [Lalit Dandona](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lalit-dandona/)

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