Sentence examples for decreasing disc from inspiring English sources
The decreasing disc height of the involved spinal segment leads to increased stiffness and may cause vertical degeneration of the adjacent vertebral segments.
Static compression decreases disc cell numbers, simulating human degeneration [ 23- 27].
Furthermore, shorter AL is associated with decreased disc area in normal subjects [ 38].
Histomorphologic and immunofluorescent analysis demonstrated decreased disc NP and AF cells with compression.
Disc degeneration or herniation is usually believed to induce structural changes within the disc that ultimately result in decreased disc height.
In particular, degenerative changes (osteophytes, decreased disc height, calcified ligaments) increase the stability of the spine and thereby reduce the need for arthrodesis (one RCT).
Several experimental studies suggest that compressive forces can lead to structural changes in intervertebral discs (for example, decreased disc thickness) as well as to changes in intervertebral disc cell metabolism [ 27- 30].
The decreased disc height characteristic of IVD degeneration has often been linked to LBP [ 3], and thus regeneration strategies aimed at restoring the disc extracellular matrix and restoring disc height have been postulated as potential treatments.
In all cases, preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed L4/5 disc herniation with or without a decreased disc signal in the T2 weighted image ("black disc" change), or radiographic lumbar spinal stenosis.
This is consistent with our recent findings that caspase 8 cleavage at the level of DR5-DISC in SW948 is limited due to a lower turn-over of DISC components rather than to decreased DISC formation [ 45].
The decreased disc height characteristic of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration has often been linked to low back pain, and thus regeneration strategies aimed at restoring the disc extracellular matrix and ultimately disc height have been proposed as potential treatments for IVD degeneration.
