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Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering, Disc Tissue +13

Nutrition of the Intervertebral Disc: Solute Transport and Metabolism

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Nutrition, Intervertebral Disc, Gas Exchange Process +17

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WC Hutton · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1980 · 394 citations

Upright Posture, Intervertebral Compressive Forces, Motor Control +19

Internal Intervertebral Disc Mechanics as Revealed by Stress Profilometry

Donal McNally, Michael A. Adams · Spine · 1992 · 361 citations

Mechanobiology, Lumbar Spine, Engineering +11

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Lumbar Spine, Kinesiology, Engineering +6