Effect of atorvastatin on angiogenesis in degenerated intervertebral disc in rat.

Study Design: An experimental study to measure the depth of penetration of new vessels in degenerated intervertebral disc in rat.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of atorvastatin on angiogenesis in experimental disc degeneration in rat.

Summary Of Background Data: Back pain is strongly associated with degenerated intervertebral disc and management of this condition is still empirical.

The neurological outcome of spinal cord injured victims of the Bam earthquake, Kerman, Iran.

Car accidents and gun-shot injuries are the most common causes of spinal cord injury. Five percent of those patients who have a complete spinal cord injury will experience improvement, to some extent. The lack of specific data in the literature regarding the outcome of earthquake related spinal cord injury justified us to design this study where we evaluated the neurological outcome and related factors of SCI in the Bam earthquake.