title: Point of view: pain and disc degeneration: a possible link derived from basic science.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA. bonocm@prodigy.net
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bono
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators