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Changes in Intervertebral Disc Cross-Sectional Area With Bed Rest and Space Flight

SpinePublished 1 April 1994
Adrian LeBlanc, Harlan Evans, Victor S. Schneider, Richard E. Wendt, Thomas D. Hedrick
Citations91
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.22
SNIP1.48

TL;DR

Significant adaptive changes in the intervertebal discs can be expected during weightlessness, which are rapidly reversible after short duration flights and may be an important factor during and after long-duration missions.

Abstract

Significant adaptive changes in the intervertebral discs can be expected during weightlessness. These changes, which are rapidly reversible after short-duration flights, may be an important factor during and after long-duration missions.

Keywords

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