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Incomplete Recovery of Lumbar Intervertebral Discs 2-Years After 60-Days Bed-Rest.
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PMID:  21971124     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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ABSTRACT: Study Design. Prospective longitudinal studyObjective. To evaluate the recovery of the lumbar intervertebral discs after bed-restSummary of Background Data. Prolonged bed-rest is a useful model to understand the modelling and re-modelling of tissues due to disuse and re-loading, yet this process in the lumbar interverterbal discs has not been examined in detail.Methods. 24 male subjects completed 60 days of head-down tilt bed-rest as part of the 2 Berlin BedRest Study (BBR2-2), and returned for magnetic resonance (MR) scanning 180 days (n = 22) and 2 years (n = 21) after bed-rest. Lumbar disc volume, anterior and posterior disc height, disc signal intensity, intervertebral length and lordosis were measured on sagittal plane MR-images.Results. Compared to prior to bed-rest, increases in disc volume, disc height and intervertebral length persisted 180 days (p≤0.0004) and 720 days (p≤0.024) after bed-rest. Disc signal intensity remained increased 180 days (p = 0.034) after bed-rest but was then decreased (p = 0.018) compared to baseline at the next measurement date.Conclusion. The recovery of the lumbar intervertebral discs after 60-days bed-rest is a prolonged process and incomplete within 2 years.
Authors:
Daniel L Belavý; Gabriele Armbrecht; Dieter Felsenberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Spine     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1528-1159     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-5     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7610646     Medline TA:  Spine (Phila Pa 1976)     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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1Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Zentrum für Muskel- und Knochenforschung, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin, Germany.
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