1. The lumbar vertebral disc

   • Hans Jörg Meisel

   Editorial 20 July 2006 Pages: 301 - 302

2. Molecular phenotypes of notochordal cells purified from immature nucleus pulposus

   • Jun Chen
   • Wei Yan
   • Lori A. Setton

   Original Article 18 March 2006 Pages: 303 - 311

   

3. Senescence in human intervertebral discs

   • S. Roberts
   • E. H. Evans
   • S. M. Eisenstein

   Original Article 14 June 2006 Pages: 312 - 316

   

4. Genetics of disc degeneration

   • Danny Chan
   • Youqiang Song
   • Kenneth M. C. Cheung

   Review 04 July 2006 Pages: 317 - 325

5. The structure and degradation of aggrecan in human intervertebral disc

   • Peter J. Roughley
   • Lee I. Melching
   • John S. Mort

   Original Article 31 May 2006 Pages: 326 - 332

   

6. The vertebral endplate: disc degeneration, disc regeneration

   • Robert J. Moore

   Review 01 July 2006 Pages: 333 - 337

7. In vivo quantification of human lumbar disc degeneration using T_1ρ-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

   • Joshua D. Auerbach
   • Wade Johannessen
   • Dawn M. Elliott

   Original Article 22 March 2006 Pages: 338 - 344

   

8. Auto fluorescence of intervertebral disc tissue: a new diagnostic tool

   • T. Hoell
   • G. Huschak
   • H. J. Meisel

   Review 02 August 2006 Pages: 345 - 353

   

9. Mechanical concepts for disc regeneration

   • Klaus John Schnake
   • Michael Putzier
   • Frank Kandziora

   Review 12 July 2006 Pages: 354 - 360

10. Osmoviscoelastic finite element model of the intervertebral disc

    • Yvonne Schroeder
    • Wouter Wilson
    • Frank P. T. Baaijens

    Original Article 25 May 2006 Pages: 361 - 371

    

11. Regulation of gene expression in intervertebral disc cells by low and high hydrostatic pressure

    • Cornelia Neidlinger-Wilke
    • Karin Würtz
    • Lutz E. Claes

    Original Article 06 May 2006 Pages: 372 - 378

    

12. Molecular therapy of the intervertebral disc

    • S. Tim Yoon
    • Nilpesh M. Patel

    Review 12 July 2006 Pages: 379 - 388

    

13. Topographical guidance of intervertebral disc cell growth in vitro: towards the development of tissue repair strategies for the anulus fibrosus

    • William E. Johnson
    • Andrew Wootton
    • Sally Roberts

    Original Article 11 May 2006 Pages: 389 - 396

    

14. Clinical experience in cell-based therapeutics: intervention and outcome

    • Hans Joerg Meisel
    • Timothy Ganey
    • Olivera Alasevic

    Original Article 19 July 2006 Pages: 397 - 405

    

15. Regeneration of intervertebral disc by mesenchymal stem cells: potentials, limitations, and future direction

    • Victor Y. L. Leung
    • Danny Chan
    • Kenneth M. C. Cheung

    Review 15 July 2006 Pages: 406 - 413

16. Injectable biomaterials and vertebral endplate treatment for repair and regeneration of the intervertebral disc

    • Lawrence M. Boyd
    • Andrew J. Carter

    Review 26 July 2006 Pages: 414 - 421

    

17. Prevention of disc degeneration with growth factors

    • Koichi Masuda
    • Howard S. An

    Review Article 25 July 2006 Pages: 422 - 432

    

18. Is a collagen scaffold for a tissue engineered nucleus replacement capable of restoring disc height and stability in an animal model?

    • Hans-Joachim Wilke
    • Frank Heuer
    • Lutz Claes

    Original Article 26 July 2006 Pages: 433 - 438

    

19. Total disc replacement in the lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature

    • Brian J. C. Freeman
    • James Davenport

    Review 22 July 2006 Pages: 439 - 447

    

20. IDET: a critical appraisal of the evidence

    • Brian J. C. Freeman

    Review 26 July 2006 Pages: 448 - 457