Christian Balkovec

Significance of cartilage endplate within herniated disc tissue

Polly Lama, Uruj Zehra, Christian Balkovec et al. · European Spine Journal · 2014 · 114 citations

Disc Tissue, Intervertebral Disc, Surgery +2

Closure of the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc using a novel suture application device—in vivo porcine and ex vivo biomechanical evaluation

Antony Bateman, Christian Balkovec, Margarete K. Akens et al. · The Spine Journal · 2016 · 51 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Biomechanical Evaluation +10

Annulus Fibrosus Can Strip Hyaline Cartilage End Plate from Subchondral Bone: A Study of the Intervertebral Disk in Tension

Christian Balkovec, Michael A. Adams, Patricia Dolan et al. · Global Spine Journal · 2015 · 38 citations · Full text

The Use of a Novel Injectable Hydrogel Nucleus Pulposus Replacement in Restoring the Mechanical Properties of Cyclically Fatigued Porcine Intervertebral Discs

Christian Balkovec, Jennifer Vernengo, Stuart M. McGill · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering · 2013 · 29 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Kinesiology +12

Extent of nucleus pulposus migration in the annulus of porcine intervertebral discs exposed to cyclic flexion only versus cyclic flexion and extension

Christian Balkovec, Stuart M. McGill · Clinical Biomechanics · 2012 · 17 citations

Intervertebral Disc, Cyclic Flexion, Porcine Intervertebral Discs +7