Their intervertebral disc material can calcify and become more brittle.
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Collagen deficient mice also had elevated levels of knee and intervertebral disc structural changes.
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Cushing may have had a ruptured intervertebral disc.
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Some of the researchers'current experiments focus on the use of adult stem cells to repair the degenerate intervertebral disc.
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The results will stimulate further studies about whether it is possible to restore an intervertebral disc, or prevent its further degeneration, using biological treatments.
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Her first was Frankie, who in 2006 ruptured a disc in her back and was diagnosed with intervertebral disc disease, a common but debilitating disease for dachshunds.
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A comparison was made between 927 patients who had intervertebral lumbar disc herniation symptoms for less than six months and 265 patients who had symptoms longer than six months.
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Lumbar disc disease, caused by degeneration of intervertebral discs of the lumbar spine, is a primary cause of lower back pain.