Throughout its history, the Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic and Spine Research has taken a leading role in updating the general public and the scientific community on the exciting potential of molecular approaches to the treatment of spinal disorders. The Spine Research Laboratory is actively engaged in the development of novel cell and molecular biology-based treatments of intervertebral disc degeneration. Recently, the laboratory has developed a rabbit model of intervertebral disc degeneration with quantitative outcome measures: X-ray, MRI, histology, and gene expression.
