The lumbar intervertebral disc phillips frank m lauryssen carl isbn 9781604060485 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Lumbar intervertebral discs ivds are complex anatomical structures that are essential for the mobility of intervertebral joints they also participate in anchoring vertebrae together and distributing the pressure that results from movement of the entire trunk. This can be observed in the lumbar discs in those as young as age 11 45 disc degeneration the biochemical hallmark being the loss of proteoglycans from the disc 3 gradually increases with age especially in males so that around 10 of 50 year old discs and 60 of 70 year old discs are severely degenerated 45 a basic understanding of the normal intervertebral disc developmental process . Frank m phillips carl lauryssen