# Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 | t10238 |
| Works | 549 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 549.

- [Non-specific low back pain](https://scholariq.org/papers/non-specific-low-back-pain/)
- [Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions](https://scholariq.org/papers/prevention-and-treatment-of-low-back-pain-evidence-challenges-and-promising/)
- [Low back pain: a call for action](https://scholariq.org/papers/low-back-pain-a-call-for-action/)
- [The development of Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (part I): classification of paper patients by expert opinion including uncertainty appraisal](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-development-of-assessment-of-spondyloarthritis-international-society/)
- [A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-randomized-controlled-trial-of-fusion-surgery-for-lumbar-spinal-stenosis/)
- [Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis](https://scholariq.org/papers/laminectomy-plus-fusion-versus-laminectomy-alone-for-lumbar-spondylolisthesis/)
- [Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases: An ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline](https://scholariq.org/papers/palliative-radiotherapy-for-bone-metastases-an-astro-evidence-based-guideline/)
- [A Consensus Approach Toward the Standardization of Back Pain Definitions for Use in Prevalence Studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-consensus-approach-toward-the-standardization-of-back-pain-definitions-for-use/)
- [Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale](https://scholariq.org/papers/reliability-analysis-of-the-epidural-spinal-cord-compression-scale/)
- [CT imaging of trunk muscles in chronic low back pain patients and healthy control subjects](https://scholariq.org/papers/ct-imaging-of-trunk-muscles-in-chronic-low-back-pain-patients-and-healthy/)
- [Comparative Analysis of Pedicle Screw Versus Hook Instrumentation in Posterior Spinal Fusion of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/comparative-analysis-of-pedicle-screw-versus-hook-instrumentation-in-posterior/)
- [The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-prognosis-of-acute-and-persistent-low-back-pain-a-meta-analysis/)
- [An Evidence-Based Resource for Pain Relief](https://scholariq.org/papers/an-evidence-based-resource-for-pain-relief/)
- [Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group](https://scholariq.org/papers/spinal-instability-neoplastic-score-an-analysis-of-reliability-and-validity-from/)
- [Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/randomised-controlled-trial-to-compare-surgical-stabilisation-of-the-lumbar/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 191.

- [A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-randomized-controlled-trial-of-fusion-surgery-for-lumbar-spinal-stenosis/)
- [Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis](https://scholariq.org/papers/laminectomy-plus-fusion-versus-laminectomy-alone-for-lumbar-spondylolisthesis/)
- [Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/randomised-controlled-trial-to-compare-surgical-stabilisation-of-the-lumbar/)
- [Intervertebral Disk Degeneration and Repair](https://scholariq.org/papers/intervertebral-disk-degeneration-and-repair/)
- [Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc](https://scholariq.org/papers/exhaustion-of-nucleus-pulposus-progenitor-cells-with-ageing-and-degeneration-of/)
- [Obesity and spine surgery: relation to perioperative complications](https://scholariq.org/papers/obesity-and-spine-surgery-relation-to-perioperative-complications/)
- [A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Trial Evaluating the X STOP Interspinous Process Decompression System for the Treatment of Neurogenic Intermittent Claudication](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-multicenter-prospective-randomized-trial-evaluating-the-x-stop-interspinous/)
- [Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells embedded in Atelocollagen® gel to the intervertebral disc: a potential therapeutic model for disc degeneration](https://scholariq.org/papers/transplantation-of-mesenchymal-stem-cells-embedded-in-atelocollagen-gel-to-the/)
- [Regenerative effects of transplanting mesenchymal stem cells embedded in atelocollagen to the degenerated intervertebral disc](https://scholariq.org/papers/regenerative-effects-of-transplanting-mesenchymal-stem-cells-embedded-in/)
- [Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: 5-Year Follow-Up in 102 Patients Undergoing Repeated Operation](https://scholariq.org/papers/failed-back-surgery-syndrome-5-year-follow-up-in-102-patients-undergoing/)
- [Outcome after less-invasive decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized comparison of unilateral laminotomy, bilateral laminotomy, and laminectomy](https://scholariq.org/papers/outcome-after-less-invasive-decompression-of-lumbar-spinal-stenosis-a-randomized/)
- [Lumbar Adjacent Segment Degeneration and Disease After Arthrodesis and Total Disc Arthroplasty](https://scholariq.org/papers/lumbar-adjacent-segment-degeneration-and-disease-after-arthrodesis-and-total/)
- [Utility of minimum clinically important difference in assessing pain, disability, and health state after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis](https://scholariq.org/papers/utility-of-minimum-clinically-important-difference-in-assessing-pain-disability/)
- [Regional Variation in Tensile Properties and Biochemical Composition of the Human Lumbar Anulus Fibrosus](https://scholariq.org/papers/regional-variation-in-tensile-properties-and-biochemical-composition-of-the/)
- [Low-Back Pain in Athletes](https://scholariq.org/papers/low-back-pain-in-athletes/)

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