Volvo Corporation Awards 1998

BASIC SCIENCE
  Intragenic polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene associated with intervertebral disc degeneration.
T. Videman, J. Leppavuori, J. Kaprio, M. Battie, L. Gibbons, L. Peltonen, M. Koskenvuo
Edmonton, Canada, Jyvaskyla, Helsinki and Turku, Finland, Seattle, USA

Lumbar spine fusion by local gene therapy with a cDNA encoding a novel osteoinductive protein (LMP-1).
S. Boden, L. Titus, G Hair, Y. Liu, M. Viggeswarapu, M. Nanes, C. Baranowski
Atlanta, USA

CLINICAL SCIENCE
  Psychosocial job factors, physical workload, and incidence of work-related spinal injuries. A 5 year prospective study of urban transit operators.
N. Krause, S. Syme, D. Ragland, J. Fisher
San Francisco, USA

BIOMECHANICAL
  Compression-induced degeneration of the intervertebral disc: An in vivo mouse model and finite element study.
J. Lotz, O. Colliou, J. Chin, N. Duncan, E. Liebenberg
San Francisco, USA, Calgary, Canada