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Disc Disease and Discogenic Pain

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Due to the high functionality of the intervertebral discs, they are prone to degeneration with time and stress, and this degenerative process can result in chronic pain. Back pain is the second leading cause of disability among American adults and is currently treated either with conservative therapy or interventional pain procedures.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Shane Mandalia, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic & Kenneth D. Candido

  2. Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Nebojsa Nick Knezevic & Kenneth D. Candido

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  1. Shane Mandalia
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Correspondence to Nebojsa Nick Knezevic .

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Mandalia, S., Knezevic, N.N., Candido, K.D. (2019). Disc Disease and Discogenic Pain. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_139

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