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Lead
University of Florida
The investigators will study patient recovery (outcome measures) in patients who have had minimally invasive surgery for implantation of human meniscus allograft (HMA) to replace the nucleus pulposus of a degenerative intervertebral disc.
Age
18–44
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
diagnosis of degenerative disk disease at L3-L4, L4-L5, or L5-S1
low back for no more that one year prior to enrollment
You may not be if
Osteoporosis
Degenerative changes of vertebral endplates (obvious fractures, osteophytes)
Modic Type II changes indicative of advanced bony degeneration
Facet arthrosis (loss of facet joint cartilage, increased synovial fluid collection, or presence of osteophytes in inferior or superior plates)
Discs classified with stage I or II degeneration
Patients unable to have an MRI (pacemaker, claustrophobia, etc.)
Clareo Health | Intervertebral Disc Augmentation With Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure
