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    The contradictory effect of macrophage-related cytokine expression in lumbar disc herniations: a systematic review

    Sciatic symptoms due to lumbar disc herniation are likely to be caused not solely by mechanical compression of the nerve root, but also by pain-inducing elements from inflammatory processes. Key components in ...

    N. Djuric, G. C. M. Lafeber, C. L. A. Vleggeert-Lankamp in European Spine Journal (2020)

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    Lumbar disc extrusions reduce faster than bulging discs due to an active role of macrophages in sciatica

    This retrospective observational histological study aims to associate the size and type of disc herniation with the degree of macrophage infiltration in disc material retrieved during disc surgery in patients ...

    N. Djuric, X. Yang, A. el Barzouhi, R. Ostelo, S. G. van Duinen in Acta Neurochirurgica (2020)