title: Does a needle puncture into the annulus fibrosus cause disc degeneration?
abstract: Michalek AJ, Buckley MR, Bonassar LJ, et al. The effects of needle puncture injury on microscale shear strain in the intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus. Spine J 2010:10:1098-105 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. kangjd@upmc.edu
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D055959:Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*