Comparison of the Extent of Degeneration among the Normal Disc, Immobilized Disc, and Immobilized Disc with an Endplate Fracture.

CONCLUSIONS: Spine immobilization with transpedicular screws has a significant influence on disc degeneration, and an endplate fracture accelerates the degeneration process. PMID: 28567222 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research