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Project Number: | I01RX001321-06A1 |
| Title: | Bioactive injectable implants for functional intervertebral disc regeneration |
| Principal Investigator: | Robert Mauck |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Congressional District Code: | 3 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2019 - September 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $279,139 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,117,856 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Intervertebral disc degeneration is strongly implicated as a cause of low back pain. Over a 10 year period, more than 130,000 active service members received diagnoses of disc degeneration, with annual incidence rates more than doubling during this time. Current treatment approaches are mostly conservative, and in severe cases, patients may undergo surgical procedures such as spinal fusion, which do not maintain or restore native tissue structure or mechanical function. Mesenchymal stem cells (M... |