Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on June 15, 1994
Review of existing grading systems for cervical or lumbar disc and facet joint degeneration. Eur Spine J (2005) 1.90
Biomechanical characterization of the three-dimensional kinematic behaviour of the Dynesys dynamic stabilization system: an in vitro study. Eur Spine J (2005) 1.66
Validity and interobserver agreement of a new radiographic grading system for intervertebral disc degeneration: Part I. Lumbar spine. Eur Spine J (2005) 1.52
Low-intensity vibrations partially maintain intervertebral disc mechanics and spinal muscle area during deconditioning. Spine J (2013) 1.40
Influence of a dynamic stabilisation system on load bearing of a bridged disc: an in vitro study of intradiscal pressure. Eur Spine J (2006) 1.34
In vivo remodeling of intervertebral discs in response to short- and long-term dynamic compression. J Orthop Res (2009) 1.30
The effect of dynamic, semi-rigid implants on the range of motion of lumbar motion segments after decompression. Eur Spine J (2008) 1.28
Role of biomechanics in intervertebral disc degeneration and regenerative therapies: what needs repairing in the disc and what are promising biomaterials for its repair? Spine J (2013) 1.25
Biomechanical evaluation of segmental instability in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Eur Spine J (2008) 1.23
A Dose-response relationship between severity of disc degeneration and intervertebral disc height in the lumbosacral spine. Arthritis Res Ther (2015) 1.16
Prevalence and sex difference of lumbar disc space narrowing in elderly chinese men and women: osteoporotic fractures in men (Hong Kong) and osteoporotic fractures in women (Hong Kong) studies. Arthritis Rheum (2013) 1.10
Human intervertebral disc internal strain in compression: the effect of disc region, loading position, and degeneration. J Orthop Res (2010) 1.07
Biomechanics of intervertebral disk degeneration. Orthop Clin North Am (2011) 1.04
Effects of torsion on intervertebral disc gene expression and biomechanics, using a rat tail model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 1.00
Mechanical concepts for disc regeneration. Eur Spine J (2006) 1.00
Do early stages of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration really cause instability? Evaluation of an in vitro database. Eur Spine J (2010) 0.98
The effect of design parameters of dynamic pedicle screw systems on kinematics and load bearing: an in vitro study. Eur Spine J (2010) 0.97
Disc degeneration assessed by quantitative T2* (T2 star) correlated with functional lumbar mechanics. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2013) 0.97
Posterior dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine with the Accuflex rod system as a stand-alone device: experience in 20 patients with 2-year follow-up. Eur Spine J (2010) 0.96
Grading of degenerative disk disease and functional impairment: imaging versus patho-anatomical findings. Eur Spine J (2008) 0.95
Ageing and degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc and their impact on spinal flexibility. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.94
Effect of a novel interspinous implant on lumbar spinal range of motion. Eur Spine J (2009) 0.94
Range of motion of the intact lumbar segment: a multivariate study of 42 lumbar spines. Int J Spine Surg (2015) 0.93
Dynamic motion characteristics of the lower lumbar spine: implication to lumbar pathology and surgical treatment. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.93
The mechanical response of the lumbar spine to different combinations of disc degenerative changes investigated using randomized poroelastic finite element models. Eur Spine J (2010) 0.92
Mechanisms of intervertebral disk degeneration/injury and pain: a review. Global Spine J (2013) 0.91
The lumbar facet joint: a review of current knowledge: part 1: anatomy, biomechanics, and grading. Skeletal Radiol (2010) 0.90
New challenges for intervertebral disc treatment using regenerative medicine. Tissue Eng Part B Rev (2010) 0.90
Intervertebral disc degeneration: biological and biomechanical factors. J Orthop Sci (2006) 0.83
Lumbar instability: an evolving and challenging concept. J Man Manip Ther (2010) 0.83
Population average T2 MRI maps reveal quantitative regional transformations in the degenerating rabbit intervertebral disc that vary by lumbar level. J Orthop Res (2014) 0.82
Do MRI findings correlate with mobility tests? An explorative analysis of the test validity with regard to structure. Eur Spine J (2006) 0.82
Biomechanics of disc degeneration. Adv Orthop (2012) 0.81
Posterior and anterior spinal fusion for the management of deformities in patients with Parkinson's disease. Case Rep Orthop (2013) 0.81
Farmers' Cohort for Agricultural Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (FARM) Study: Study Design, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics of Enrolled Subjects. J Epidemiol (2015) 0.81
Evaluation of unilateral cage-instrumented fixation for lumbar spine. J Orthop Surg Res (2010) 0.80
The effect of design parameters of interspinous implants on kinematics and load bearing: an in vitro study. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.79
Altered helical axis patterns of the lumbar spine indicate increased instability with disc degeneration. J Biomech (2014) 0.78
The influence of intrinsic disc degeneration of the adjacent segments on its stress distribution after one-level lumbar fusion. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.78
Pathophysiology and biomechanics of the aging spine. Open Orthop J (2011) 0.78
An in vitro biomechanical comparison of Cadisc™-L with natural lumbar discs in axial compression and sagittal flexion. Eur Spine J (2012) 0.78
Rotational hypermobility of disc wedging using kinematic CT: preliminary study to investigate the instability of discs in degenerated scoliosis in the lumbar spine. Eur Spine J (2010) 0.77
Degenerative changes of spine in helicopter pilots. Ann Rehabil Med (2013) 0.77
Prevalence of radiographic findings in individuals with chronic low back pain screened for a randomized controlled trial: secondary analysis and clinical implications. J Manipulative Physiol Ther (2014) 0.77
The fate of adjacent segments with pre-existing degeneration after lumbar posterolateral fusion: the influence of degenerative grading. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.77
Intervertebral disc lesions: visualisation with ultra-high field MRI at 11.7 T. Eur Spine J (2015) 0.76
The effect of loading rate and degeneration on neutral region motion in human cadaveric lumbar motion segments. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) (2007) 0.76
Investigation of coupled bending of the lumbar spine during dynamic axial rotation of the body. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.76
A phased rehabilitation protocol for athletes with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Int J Sports Phys Ther (2013) 0.75
Do the disc degeneration and osteophyte contribute to the curve rigidity of degenerative scoliosis? BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2017) 0.75
Comparative role of disc degeneration and ligament failure on functional mechanics of the lumbar spine. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin (2015) 0.75
Biomechanical evaluation of a spherical lumbar interbody device at varying levels of subsidence. SAS J (2011) 0.75
Lumbar disc degeneration is associated with modic change and high paraspinal fat content - a 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2016) 0.75
Radiological Parameters of Undegenerated Cervical Vertebral Segments in a Korean Population. Clin Orthop Surg (2017) 0.75
Moderately degenerated lumbar motion segments: Are they truly unstable? Biomech Model Mechanobiol (2016) 0.75
Biomechanical characterization of an annulus-sparing spinal disc prosthesis. Spine J (2009) 0.75
Relative Contribution of Upper and Lower Lumbar Spinal Segments to Flexion/Extension: Comparison between Normal Spines and Spines with Disc Disease in Asian Patients. Asian Spine J (2015) 0.75
Reliable Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Grading System for Cervical Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Asian Spine J (2016) 0.75
In vitro analysis of circumferential joint replacement, including bilateral facet joint replacement with lateral lumber disc prosthesis: a parametric investigation of disc sizing. Eur Spine J (2016) 0.75
Assessment of trunk muscle density using CT and its association with degenerative disc and facet joint disease of the lumbar spine. Skeletal Radiol (2016) 0.75
Blood microcirculation in the lymph node during the primary immune response. J Exp Med (1972) 2.77
Stabilizing function of trunk flexor-extensor muscles around a neutral spine posture. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 2.61
A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science (2013) 2.50
Mechanical behavior of the human lumbar and lumbosacral spine as shown by three-dimensional load-displacement curves. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1994) 2.37
Purification and properties of NADP-dependent formate dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermoaceticum, a tungsten-selenium-iron protein. J Biol Chem (1983) 2.14
Muscle response pattern to sudden trunk loading in healthy individuals and in patients with chronic low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 2.08
Slow N-acetyltransferase 2 genotype affects the incidence of isoniazid and rifampicin-induced hepatotoxicity. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2000) 2.07
Three-dimensional movements of the whole lumbar spine and lumbosacral joint. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1989) 2.00
Biomechanical evaluation of lumbar spinal stability after graded facetectomies. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1990) 2.00
Biomechanical analysis of clinical stability in the cervical spine. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1975) 1.96
Cognitive effects of one season of head impacts in a cohort of collegiate contact sport athletes. Neurology (2012) 1.94
Mapping the structural properties of the lumbosacral vertebral endplates. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.89
Biomechanical evaluation of four different posterior atlantoaxial fixation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1992) 1.89
Somatic mutations of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor gene in sporadic central nervous system hemangioblastomas. Cancer Res (1994) 1.73
The effect of nucleotomy on lumbar spine mechanics in compression and shear loading. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.71
Comparison of [(18)F]FDG PET and (201)Tl SPECT in evaluation of pulmonary nodules. J Nucl Med (2001) 1.71
Functional radiographic diagnosis of the lumbar spine. Flexion-extension and lateral bending. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1991) 1.68
MR sialography in patients with Sjögren syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (1998) 1.56
Lumbar spine stability can be augmented with an abdominal belt and/or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Eur Spine J (1999) 1.52
Multidirectional stabilizing potential of BAK interbody spinal fusion system for anterior surgery. J Spinal Disord (1997) 1.51
Interbody cage stabilisation in the lumbar spine: biomechanical evaluation of cage design, posterior instrumentation and bone density. J Bone Joint Surg Br (1998) 1.50
Trapped in the neutral zone: another symptom of whiplash-associated disorder? Eur Spine J (2001) 1.47
Dynamic elongation of the vertebral artery during an in vitro whiplash simulation. Eur Spine J (1997) 1.45
Mechanical properties of the human cervical spine as shown by three-dimensional load-displacement curves. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.42
Glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger. Cloning, gene sequence, secretion from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and kinetic analysis of a yeast-derived enzyme. J Biol Chem (1990) 1.40
The basic kinematics of the human spine. A review of past and current knowledge. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1978) 1.39
Age estimation from racemization rate using heated teeth. J Forensic Odontostomatol (1997) 1.39
Improvement of age estimation using amino acid racemization in a case of pink teeth. Am J Forensic Med Pathol (1998) 1.39
Hydrogen-dependent growth of Escherichia coli in anaerobic respiration and the presence of hydrogenases with different functions. J Biochem (1978) 1.38
Biomechanical time-tolerance of fresh cadaveric human spine specimens. J Orthop Res (1985) 1.38
Strength indices from pQCT imaging predict up to 85% of variance in bone failure properties at tibial epiphysis and diaphysis. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact (2009) 1.37
2000 Young Investigator Research Award winner. Evaluation of OP-1 as a graft substitute for intertransverse process lumbar fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.35
Symposium: a critical discrepancy-a criteria of successful arthrodesis following interbody spinal fusions. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2001) 1.34
Interferon-alpha is effective in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Neurology (1996) 1.32
Clinical validation of functional flexion-extension roentgenograms of the lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1991) 1.30
Cervical spine mechanics as a function of transection of components. J Biomech (1975) 1.30
A muscle contusion injury model. Biomechanics, physiology, and histology. Am J Sports Med (1995) 1.27
Effects of freezing and freeze-drying on the biomechanical properties of rat bone. J Orthop Res (1984) 1.27
Tibial geometry is associated with failure load ex vivo: a MRI, pQCT and DXA study. Osteoporos Int (2007) 1.26
Basic biomechanics of the spine. Neurosurgery (1980) 1.26
FDG PET measurement of the proliferative potential of non-small cell lung cancer. J Nucl Med (2000) 1.26
The clinical biomechanics of the occipitoatlantoaxial complex. Orthop Clin North Am (1978) 1.25
Venous consideration in petrosal approach: microsurgical anatomy of the temporal bridging vein. Neurosurgery (2000) 1.25
Multidirectional instability of the thoracic spine due to iatrogenic pedicle injuries during transpedicular fixation. A biomechanical investigation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.24
Intrapancreatic accessory spleen diagnosed by technetium-99m heat-damaged red blood cell SPECT. J Nucl Med (1997) 1.23
Inhibitory effect of 8-azuguanine on the development of tolerance in the analgesic action of morphine. Jpn J Pharmacol (1967) 1.22
Severity index of paraquat poisoning. Lancet (1988) 1.21
Fluorine-18-FDG PET imaging is negative in bronchioloalveolar lung carcinoma. J Nucl Med (1998) 1.21
Physiologic strains in the lumbar spinal ligaments. An in vitro biomechanical study 1981 Volvo Award in Biomechanics. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1982) 1.19
Internal architecture of the thoracic pedicle. An anatomic study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1996) 1.18
Correlations of radiographic analysis of healing fractures with strength: a statistical analysis of experimental osteotomies. J Orthop Res (1985) 1.18
Infantile acute subdural hematoma. Childs Nerv Syst (1987) 1.17
In vivo scaphoid, lunate, and capitate kinematics in flexion and in extension. J Hand Surg Am (2000) 1.16
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The intersegmental and multisegmental muscles of the lumbar spine. A biomechanical model comparing lateral stabilizing potential. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1991) 1.16
In vivo flexion/extension of the normal cervical spine. J Orthop Res (1991) 1.16
A biomechanical study of the ligamentous stability of the thoracic spine in man. Acta Orthop Scand (1981) 1.15
Biomechanical considerations in the surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1988) 1.15
Transforaminal and posterior decompressions of the lumbar spine. A comparative study of stability and intervertebral foramen area. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.15
Whiplash produces an S-shaped curvature of the neck with hyperextension at lower levels. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.14
Effect of anular repair on the healing strength of the intervertebral disc: a sheep model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2000) 1.14
B-cell monoclonality precedes the development of gastric MALT lymphoma in Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic gastritis. Am J Pathol (1998) 1.14
The MEF-3 motif is required for MEF-2-mediated skeletal muscle-specific induction of the rat aldolase A gene. Mol Cell Biol (1993) 1.14
Elemental geochemistry of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science (2013) 1.14
An epidemiologic study of sports and weight lifting as possible risk factors for herniated lumbar and cervical discs. The Northeast Collaborative Group on Low Back Pain. Am J Sports Med (1994) 1.13
Anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli on formate by reduction of nitrate, fumarate, and trimethylamine N-oxide. Z Allg Mikrobiol (1977) 1.13
Functional radiographic diagnosis of the cervical spine: flexion/extension. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1988) 1.13
Validity of the three-column theory of thoracolumbar fractures. A biomechanic investigation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1995) 1.12
Complexity of the thoracic spine pedicle anatomy. Eur Spine J (1997) 1.12
Effects of disc injury on mechanical behavior of the human spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1984) 1.11
CYP2D6 genotypes in a Japanese population: low frequencies of CYP2D6 gene duplication but high frequency of CYP2D6*10. Pharmacogenetics (2000) 1.11
The clinical biomechanics of kyphotic deformities. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1977) 1.10
Effects of nicotine on salivary amylase secretion from rabbit parotid gland. Br J Pharmacol (1971) 1.10
Correlation of Glut-1 glucose transporter expression with [(18)F]FDG uptake in non-small cell lung cancer. Eur J Nucl Med (2000) 1.10
Nucleotide sequence of Streptomyces griseus initiator tRNA. Nucleic Acids Res (1982) 1.10
Compressive strength of interbody cages in the lumbar spine: the effect of cage shape, posterior instrumentation and bone density. Eur Spine J (1998) 1.09
Three-dimensional movements of the upper cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1988) 1.09
Three-dimensional flexibility and stiffness properties of the human thoracic spine. J Biomech (1976) 1.08
Probable toxicity of surface-active agent in commercial herbicide containing glyphosate. Lancet (1988) 1.08
Is the cannabinoid CB1 receptor a 2-arachidonoylglycerol receptor? Structural requirements for triggering a Ca2+ transient in NG108-15 cells. J Biochem (1997) 1.07
The four biomechanical stages of fracture repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1977) 1.07
Normal motion of the lumbar spine as related to age and gender. Eur Spine J (1995) 1.06
The anatomic variability of human cervical pedicles: considerations for transpedicular screw fixation in the middle and lower cervical spine. Eur Spine J (2000) 1.06
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FDG PET in the evaluation of the aggressiveness of pulmonary adenocarcinoma: correlation with histopathological features. Nucl Med Commun (2000) 1.06
A model of the alar ligaments of the upper cervical spine in axial rotation. J Biomech (1991) 1.05
Mechanical properties of the human thoracic spine as shown by three-dimensional load-displacement curves. J Bone Joint Surg Am (1976) 1.05
Biomechanical evaluation of spinal fixation devices: II. Stability provided by eight internal fixation devices. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1988) 1.04
Further characterization of trimethylamine N-oxide reductase from Escherichia coli, a molybdoprotein. J Biochem (1986) 1.04
Effect of nitrate reduction on the enzyme levels in carbon metabolism in Escherichia coli. J Biochem (1975) 1.04
Euler stability of the human ligamentous lumbar spine. Part II: Experiment. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) (1992) 1.03
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